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Phylum Elusimicrobiota
Name: Elusimicrobiota Geissinger et al. 2021
Etymology: E.lu.si.mi.cro.bi.o’ta. N.L. neut. n. Elusimicrobium, type genus of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Elusimicrobiota, the Elusimicrobium phylum
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e-lu-si-mi-kro-bi-O-ta, neuter
Type genus: Elusimicrobium Geissinger et al. 2010
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. 
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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
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Elusimicrobiota" Whitman et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, not validly published "Elusimicrobaeota" Oren et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, not validly published "Elusimicrobia" Geissinger et al. 2009 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
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🧕 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. 🇩🇪
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🧕 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. 🇮🇱
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🧒 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned the class "Candidatus Endomicrobia" Stingl et al. 2005 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. 🇮🇱
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🧒 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned the genus Elusimicrobium Geissinger et al. 2010 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. 🇮🇱
- 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Zheng et al. (2016). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Geissinger et al.) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Oren and Garrity).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 5; DSM: 4; ATCC: 1.
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🧕 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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 5
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Elusimicrobia Geissinger et al. 2010 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Elusimicrobiia" Cavalier-Smith 2020 not validly published synonym "Candidatus Endomicrobia" Stingl et al. 2005 not validly published synonym Endomicrobia Zheng et al. 2018 inaccurate spelling misspelling Endomicrobiia corrig. Zheng et al. 2018 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Pseudomonadati (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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Record number: 25901
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