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Phylum "Candidatus Dormiibacterota"
Name: "Candidatus Dormiibacterota" corrig. Ji et al. 2017
Etymology: Dor.mi.i.bac.te.ro’ta. N.L. masc. n. Dormiibacter, a Candidatus genus name; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Dormiibacterota, the Candidatus Dormiibacter phylum
Type genus: "Candidatus Dormiibacter" corrig. Ji et al. 2017
Effective publication:
Ji M, Greening C, Vanwonterghem I, Carere CR, Bay SK, Steen JA, Montgomery K, Lines T, Beardall J, van Dorst J, et al. Atmospheric trace gases support primary production in Antarctic desert surface soil. Nature 2017; 552:400-403. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. "Candidatus phylum list no. 1." Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus phyla. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5821.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Dormibacterota" Chuvochina et al. 2023 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling and not pro-validly published "Candidatus Dormibacteraeota" Ji et al. 2017 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
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🚃 The type genus of this phylum has alternatively been placed in the phylum "Candidatus Dormibacteraeota" Ji et al. 2017.
Publication:
Ji M, Greening C, Vanwonterghem I, Carere CR, Bay SK, Steen JA, Montgomery K, Lines T, Beardall J, van Dorst J, et al. Atmospheric trace gases support primary production in Antarctic desert surface soil. Nature 2017; 552:400-403.
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🚃 The type genus of this phylum has alternatively been placed in the phylum "Candidatus Dormibacteraeota" Ji et al. 2017.
Publication:
Ji M, Greening C, Vanwonterghem I, Carere CR, Bay SK, Steen JA, Montgomery K, Lines T, Beardall J, van Dorst J, et al. Atmospheric trace gases support primary production in Antarctic desert surface soil. Nature 2017; 552:400-403.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Dormibacteria" Montgomery et al. 2021 not validly published pro-correct name [Dormiibacterota, not assigned to class] artificial parent node of taxa incertae sedis
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Parent taxon: [Bacteria, not assigned to kingdom]
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Record number: 38971
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