Name: "Eurybacteria" Cavalier-Smith 1998

Category: Phylum

Proposed as: phyl. nov.

Etymology: Eu.ry.bac.te’ri.a. Gr. neut. adj. eury, broad (because of broad range of phenotypes); Gr. neut. dim. n. baktêrion, rod; N.L. neut. pl. n. Eurybacteria

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e͡u-ry-bak-TE-ri-a, neuter

Original publication: Cavalier-Smith T. A revised six-kingdom system of life. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 1998; 73:203-266. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Bacillota Gibbons and Murray 2021

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Desulfotomaculota" Watanabe et al. 2019	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Eurybacteria" Cavalier-Smith 2006	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Halanaerobiota" corrig. Alsufyani 2018	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Thermodesulfobiota Frolov et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Endobacteria" (Cavalier-Smith 1998) Cavalier-Smith 2020	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Bacillota" Whitman et al. 2018	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Firmicutes" (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Garrity and Holt 2001	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Clostridiota" Misery et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Halanaerobiaeota" Alsufyani 2018	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Bacillota Gibbons and Murray 2021	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Bacillaeota" Oren et al. 2015	heterotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith (1998) assigned this phylum to the superphylum "Pimelobacteria" (Cavalier-Smith 1992) Cavalier-Smith 1998. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. A revised six-kingdom system of life. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 1998; 73:203-266. 🇬🇧
  • 🧒 Cavalier-Smith (1998) assigned the subphylum "Selenobacteria" (Cavalier-Smith 1992) Cavalier-Smith 1998 to this phylum. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. A revised six-kingdom system of life. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 1998; 73:203-266. 🇬🇧
  • 🧒 Cavalier-Smith (1998) assigned the subphylum "Fusobacteria" Cavalier-Smith 1998 to this phylum. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. A revised six-kingdom system of life. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 1998; 73:203-266. 🇬🇧
  • 🧒 Cavalier-Smith (1998) assigned the subphylum "Fibrobacteria" Cavalier-Smith 1998 to this phylum. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. A revised six-kingdom system of life. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 1998; 73:203-266. 🇬🇧
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Eurybacteria" Cavalier-Smith 2006.
  • 😟 A nomenclatural type has not been designated.

Parent taxon: Bacillati (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Oren and Göker 2024

Assigned by: LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted. It may or may not mention this taxon name. — 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: 29260