Phylum Gemmatimonadota

Name: Gemmatimonadota Zhang et al. 2021

Category: Phylum

Proposed as: phyl. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: gem-ma-ti-mo-na-DO-ta, neuter

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

Synonyms:

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

Notes:
- 🧕 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. 🇩🇪
- 🧕 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. 🇮🇱
- 🧒 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. 🇮🇱
- 🧒 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. 🇮🇱
- 🧒 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned the class Longimicrobiia corrig. 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. 🇮🇱
- 🧒 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; LMG: 2; NBRC: 1; CGMCC: 1; ATCC: 1; NCCB: 1; JCM: 1; VKM: 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: 2
Total number of child taxa: 5

Child taxa:

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
Longimicrobia Pascual et al. 2016	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Longimicrobiia corrig. Pascual et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

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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Phylum Gemmatimonadota