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Phylum "Elusimicrobiota"
Name: "Elusimicrobiota" Whitman et al. 2018
Etymology: E.lu.si.mi.cro.bi.o’ta. N.L. neut. pl. n. Elusimicrobiota, the phylum of the class Elusimicrobia
Pronunciation, gender: e-lu-si-mi-kro-bi-O-ta, neuter
Type class: Elusimicrobia Geissinger et al. 2010
Original publication:
Whitman WB, Oren A, Chuvochina M, da Costa MS, Garrity GM, Rainey FA, Rossello-Mora R, Schink B, Sutcliffe I, Trujillo ME, et al. Proposal of the suffix -ota to denote phyla. Addendum to 'Proposal to include the rank of phylum in the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:967-969. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Elusimicrobiota Geissinger et al. 2021
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Elusimicrobaeota" Oren et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, not validly published "Elusimicrobia" Geissinger et al. 2009 homotypic synonym, not validly published Elusimicrobiota Geissinger et al. 2021 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🛺 The type class of this phylum has been placed in the phylum Elusimicrobiota Geissinger et al. 2021.
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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🚃 The type class of this phylum has alternatively been placed in the phylum "Elusimicrobia" Geissinger et al. 2009.
Publication:
Geissinger O, Herlemann DP, Morschel E, Maier UG, Brune A. The ultramicrobacterium "Elusimicrobium minutum" gen. nov., sp. nov., the first cultivated representative of the termite group 1 phylum. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:2831-2840. 🇩🇪
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🚋 The type class of this phylum has alternatively been placed in the phylum Elusimicrobiota Geissinger et al. 2021.
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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🛺 The type class of this phylum has been placed in the phylum Elusimicrobiota Geissinger et al. 2021.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056.
Parent taxon: Pseudomonadati (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Oren and Göker 2024
Assigned by:
LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted.
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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: 9007
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