Phylum Deinococcota

Name: Deinococcota Weisburg et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: phylum, phyl. nov.

Etymology: De.i.no.coc.co’ta. N.L. masc. n. Deinococcus, type genus of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Deinococcota, the Deinococcus phylum

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-i-no-kok-KO-ta, neuter

Type genus: Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981

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
    "Deinococcus-Thermus" Weisburg et al. 1989	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Deinococcota" Whitman et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Deinococcaeota" Oren et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Hadobacteria" Cavalier-Smith 2006	heterotypic 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 Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981 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 (Weisburg 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: 95; JCM: 54; KCTC: 53; NBRC: 45; ATCC: 26; LMG: 25; CGMCC: 23; NRRL: 18; CCTCC: 18; NCIMB: 12.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Deinococci Garrity and Holt 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Deinococcia" Cavalier-Smith 2020	not validly published	synonym
    Hadobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002	validly published under the ICNP, rejected name	synonym
    "Thermia" Cavalier-Smith 2020	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Thermotogati Battistuzzi and Hedges 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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