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Phylum Gemmatimonadota
Name: Gemmatimonadota Zhang et al. 2021
Etymology: Gem.ma.ti.mo.na.do’ta. N.L. fem. n. Gemmatimonas, type genus of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Gemmatimonadota, the Gemmatimonas phylum
Type genus: Gemmatimonas Zhang et al. 2003
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 "Gemmatimonadota" Whitman et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, not validly published "Gemmatimonadaeota" Oren et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, not validly published "Gemmatimonadetes" Zhang et al. 2003 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
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🧕 Göker and Oren (2024) assigned this phylum to the domain Bacteria Woese et al. 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 this phylum to the domain "Bacteria" Woese et al. 1990.
Publication:
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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🧒 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned the class Gemmatimonadetes Zhang et al. 2003 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.
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🧒 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned the class Longimicrobia Pascual et al. 2016 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.
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🧒 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned the genus Gemmatimonas Zhang et al. 2003 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 (Zhang et al.) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Oren and Garrity).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 6; CECT: 2; MCCC: 2; JCM: 1; NBRC: 1; KCTC: 1; ATCC: 1; VKM: 1; NCCB: 1; CGMCC: 1.
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🧕 Göker and Oren (2024) assigned this phylum to the domain Bacteria Woese et al. 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: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 5
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Gemmatimonadetes Zhang et al. 2003 inaccurate spelling misspelling Gemmatimonadia corrig. Zhang et al. 2003 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Gemmatimonadia" Cavalier-Smith 2020 not validly published synonym (and no standing) Longimicrobia Pascual et al. 2016 inaccurate spelling misspelling Longimicrobiia corrig. Pascual et al. 2016 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Pseudomonadati (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Oren and Göker 2024
Assigned by:
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: 25898
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