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Phylum "Candidatus Fermentibacterota"
Name: "Candidatus Fermentibacterota" corrig. Kirkegaard et al. 2016
Etymology: Fer.men.ti.bac.te.ro’ta. N.L. masc. n. Fermentibacter, a Candidatus genus name; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Fermentibacterota, the Candidatus Fermentibacter phylum
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fer-men-ti-bak-te-RO-ta, neuter
Type genus: "Candidatus Fermentibacter" Kirkegaard et al. 2016
Effective publication:
Kirkegaard RH, Dueholm MS, McIlroy SJ, Nierychlo M, Karst SM, Albertsen M, Nielsen PH. Genomic insights into members of the candidate phylum Hyd24-12 common in mesophilic anaerobic digesters. ISME J 2016; 10:2352-2364. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Candidatus list no. 5. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. 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 Fermentibacteria" Kirkegaard et al. 2016 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
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🧒 Kirkegaard et al. (2016) assigned the order "Candidatus Fermentibacterales" Kirkegaard et al. 2016 to this phylum.
Publication:
Kirkegaard RH, Dueholm MS, McIlroy SJ, Nierychlo M, Karst SM, Albertsen M, Nielsen PH. Genomic insights into members of the candidate phylum Hyd24-12 common in mesophilic anaerobic digesters. ISME J 2016; 10:2352-2364. 🇩🇰
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🧒 Kirkegaard et al. (2016) assigned the order "Candidatus Fermentibacterales" Kirkegaard et al. 2016 to this phylum.
Publication:
Kirkegaard RH, Dueholm MS, McIlroy SJ, Nierychlo M, Karst SM, Albertsen M, Nielsen PH. Genomic insights into members of the candidate phylum Hyd24-12 common in mesophilic anaerobic digesters. ISME J 2016; 10:2352-2364.
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 Fermentibacteria" Kirkegaard et al. 2016 not validly published pro-correct name [Fermentibacterota, 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: 38982
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