Name: Chloroflexota Garrity and Holt 2021

Category: Phylum

Proposed as: phyl. nov.

Etymology: Chlo.ro.fle.xo’ta. N.L. masc. n. Chloroflexus, type genus of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Chloroflexota, the Chloroflexus phylum

Pronunciation, gender: k^hlo-ro-fle-XO-ta, neuter

Type genus: Chloroflexus Pierson and Castenholz 1974 (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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Chloroflexota" Whitman et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Chlorobacteria" Cavalier-Smith 2006	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Chloroflexaeota" Oren et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Chloroflexi" Garrity and Holt 2001	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧕 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.
  • 🧕 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.
  • 🧒 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned the genus Chloroflexus Pierson and Castenholz 1974 (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.
  • 🧒 Williams et al. (2024) assigned the class "Candidatus Martimicrobia" Williams et al. 2024 to this phylum. Publication: Williams TJ, Allen MA, Ray AE, Benaud N, Chelliah DS, Albanese D, Donati C, Selbmann L, Coleine C, Ferrari BC. Novel endolithic bacteria of phylum Chloroflexota reveal a myriad of potential survival strategies in the Antarctic desert. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024; 90:e0226423.
  • 🧒 Williams et al. (2024) assigned the class "Candidatus Uliximicrobia" Williams et al. 2024 to this phylum. Publication: Williams TJ, Allen MA, Ray AE, Benaud N, Chelliah DS, Albanese D, Donati C, Selbmann L, Coleine C, Ferrari BC. Novel endolithic bacteria of phylum Chloroflexota reveal a myriad of potential survival strategies in the Antarctic desert. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024; 90:e0226423.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Chlorofexota"; "Chloroflexiota"; "Choloroflexota".
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Garrity and Holt) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Oren and Garrity).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 32; JCM: 28; NBRC: 19; ATCC: 14; CGMCC: 13; KCTC: 11; BCRC: 9; VKM: 6; NCIMB: 3; NRRL: 3.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 8
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 9
Total number of child taxa: 27

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Anaerolineae Yamada et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Ardenticatenia Kawaichi et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Bathosphaeria" Mehrshad et al. 2018	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Caldilineae Yamada et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Caldilineia" Cavalier-Smith 2020	not validly published	synonym
    Chlorobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002	validly published under the ICNP, rejected name	synonym
    Chloroflexi Gupta et al. 2013	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Chloroflexia corrig. Gupta et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    [Chloroflexota, not assigned to class]	artificial parent node of taxa incertae sedis
    "Dehalococcoidetes" Hugenholtz and Stackebrandt 2004	not validly published	synonym
    Dehalococcoidia Löffler et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Ktedobacteria Cavaletti et al. 2007	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Ktedonobacteria corrig. Cavaletti et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Limnocylindria" Mehrshad et al. 2018	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Martimicrobia" Williams et al. 2024	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Martimicrobiia" corrig. Williams et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Monstramaria" Landry et al. 2017	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Poriflexia" Kogawa et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Spiritibacteria" Williams et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Tarhunnaeia" Williams et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name
    Tepidiformia Kochetkova et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thermoflexia Dodsworth et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Thermofonsia" Ward et al. 2018	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Thermofontia" corrig. Ward et al. 2018	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Uliximicrobia" Williams et al. 2024	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Uliximicrobiia" corrig. Williams et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Umbricyclopia" Mehrshad et al. 2018	not validly published	pro-correct name

Parent taxon: Bacillati (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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