Phylum Fusobacteriota

Name: Fusobacteriota Garrity and Holt 2021

Category: Phylum

Proposed as: phyl. nov.

Etymology: Fu.so.bac.te.ri.o’ta. N.L. neut. n. Fusobacterium, type genus of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Fusobacteriota, the Fusobacterium phylum

Gender: neuter

Type genus: Fusobacterium Knorr 1922 (Approved Lists 1980)

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.

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

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Fusobacteria" Garrity and Holt 2001	homotypic synonym, not validly published
"Fusobacteraeota" Oren et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, not validly published
"Fusobacteriota" Whitman et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Notes:
- 🧕 Goeker and Oren (2024) assigned this phylum to the kingdom Fusobacteriati Battistuzzi and Hedges 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.
- 🧒 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned the genus Fusobacterium Knorr 1922 (Approved Lists 1980) 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.
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Garrity and Holt) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Oren and Garrity).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 53; CCUG: 42; ATCC: 38; JCM: 25; NCTC: 17; CIP: 12; KCTC: 4; NCIMB: 3; CCM: 2; MCCC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 2

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
"Fusobacteria" Cavalier-Smith 2006	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
Fusobacteriia Staley and Whitman 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Bacteria Woese et al. 2024

Assigned by: 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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Record number: 44962

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Phylum Fusobacteriota