Name: Deinococcota Weisburg et al. 2021

Category: Phylum

Proposed as: 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, 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
    "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
    "Deinococcus-Thermus" Weisburg et al. 1989	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 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: 50; NBRC: 45; ATCC: 27; LMG: 24; CGMCC: 22; 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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