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Phylum "Cyanoprokaryota"
Name: "Cyanoprokaryota" Komárek and Golubić 1990
Original publication: Komarek J, Golubic S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1990.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published, descriptive name
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Cyanobacteriota Oren et al. 2022
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Cyanobacteriota Oren et al. 2022 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Cyanobacteria" Woese et al. 1985 heterotypic synonym, not validly published Protophytaria Walton 1931 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), descriptive name Cyanobacteria Garcia-Pichel et al. 2020 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), descriptive name Cyanophyta Geitler 1925 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), descriptive name Cyanobacteriophyta corrig. Oren et al. 2022 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, inappropriate correction
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Cyanoprokariota".
- 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
Parent taxon: Bacillati (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Oren and Göker 2024
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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: 69208
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