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Phylum Fusobacteriota
Name: Fusobacteriota Garrity and Holt 2021
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
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
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Synonyms:
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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
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Notes:
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🧕 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.
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🧒 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; CGMCC: 1.
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🧕 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.
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
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Child taxa:
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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
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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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