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Phylum "Candidatus Entotheonellota"
Name: "Candidatus Entotheonellota" Johnson and Hug 2019
Etymology: En.to.the.o.nel.lo’ta. N.L. fem. dim. n. Entotheonella, a Candidatus genus name; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Entotheonellota, the Candidatus Entotheonella phylum
Pronunciation, gender: en-to-the-o-nel-LO-ta, neuter
Type genus: "Candidatus Entotheonella" Schmidt et al. 2000
Original publication:
Johnson LA, Hug LA. Distribution of reactive oxygen species defense mechanisms across domain bacteria. Free Radic Biol Med 2019; 140:93-102. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no pro-standing)
Pro-correct name: "Candidatus Tectimicrobiota" corrig. Wilson et al. 2014
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Entotheonellota" corrig. Goh et al. 2019 homotypic synonym, not pro-validly published "Candidatus Entotheonellaeota" Goh et al. 2019 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling and not pro-validly published "Candidatus Tectimicrobiota" corrig. Wilson et al. 2014 heterotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP "Candidatus Tectomicrobia" Wilson et al. 2014 heterotypic synonym, 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 Tectimicrobiota" corrig. Wilson et al. 2014.
Publication:
Wilson MC, Mori T, Ruckert C, Uria AR, Helf MJ, Takada K, Gernert C, Steffens UA, Heycke N, Schmitt S, et al. An environmental bacterial taxon with a large and distinct metabolic repertoire. Nature 2014; 506:58-62.
- 🧍 While the authors did not explicitly propose this taxon name, they did not provide a proper citation of the authority of the name either.
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🚃 The type genus of this phylum has alternatively been placed in the phylum "Candidatus Tectimicrobiota" corrig. Wilson et al. 2014.
Publication:
Wilson MC, Mori T, Ruckert C, Uria AR, Helf MJ, Takada K, Gernert C, Steffens UA, Heycke N, Schmitt S, et al. An environmental bacterial taxon with a large and distinct metabolic repertoire. Nature 2014; 506:58-62.
Parent taxon: [Bacteria, not assigned to kingdom]
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Record number: 51097
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