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Phylum Chlorobiota
Name: Chlorobiota Iino et al. 2021
Etymology: Chlo.ro.bi.o’ta. N.L. neut. n. Chlorobium, type genus of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Chlorobiota, the Chlorobium phylum
Type genus: Chlorobium Nadson 1906 (Approved Lists 1980)
Valid publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5165.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Ignavibacteriota Podosokorskaya et al. 2021 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Chlorobiota" Whitman et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, not validly published "Chlorobi" Iino et al. 2010 homotypic synonym, not validly published "Chlorobi" Garrity and Holt 2001 homotypic synonym, not validly published "Ignavibacteraeota" Oren et al. 2015 heterotypic synonym, not validly published "Ignavibacteriae" Podosokorskaya et al. 2013 heterotypic synonym, not validly published "Ignavibacteriota" Whitman et al. 2018 heterotypic synonym, not validly published "Chlorobaeota" Oren et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
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🧕 Göker and Oren (2024) assigned this phylum to the domain Bacteria Woese et al. 2024.
Publication:
Goker M, Oren A. Valid publication of names of two domains and seven kingdoms of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6242.
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🧕 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned this phylum to the domain "Bacteria" Woese et al. 1990.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056.
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🧒 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned the class "Chlorobia" Garrity and Holt 2001 to this phylum.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056.
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🧒 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned the genus Chlorobium Nadson 1906 (Approved Lists 1980) to this phylum.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056.
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Iino et al.) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Oren and Garrity).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 22; NBRC: 6; JCM: 6; VKM: 6; BCRC: 5; ATCC: 4; KCTC: 4; CIP: 2.
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🧕 Göker and Oren (2024) assigned this phylum to the domain Bacteria Woese et al. 2024.
Publication:
Goker M, Oren A. Valid publication of names of two domains and seven kingdoms of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6242.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 11
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Chlorobea Cavalier-Smith 2002 validly published under the ICNP, rejected name synonym "Chlorobia" Whitman et al. 2018 inaccurate spelling misspelling (and no standing) "Chlorobia" Bello et al. 2022 inaccurate spelling misspelling (and no standing) "Chlorobia" Garrity and Holt 2001 inaccurate spelling misspelling (and no standing) "Chlorobiia" Cavalier-Smith 2020 not validly published synonym (and no standing) Chlorobiia Garrity and Holt 2022 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Chlorobiia" corrig. Bello et al. 2022 not validly published synonym (and no standing) "Chlorobiia" corrig. Garrity and Holt 2001 not validly published synonym (and no standing) "Chlorobiia" corrig. Whitman et al. 2018 not validly published synonym (and no standing) Ignavibacteria Iino et al. 2010 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Ignavibacteriia" Cavalier-Smith 2020 not validly published synonym (and no standing)
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Parent taxon: Pseudomonadati (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Oren and Göker 2024
Assigned by:
Goker M, Oren A. Valid publication of names of two domains and seven kingdoms of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6242.
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Record number: 25907
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