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Phylum "Candidatus Goldiibacteriota"
Name: "Candidatus Goldiibacteriota" corrig. Hernsdorf et al. 2017
Etymology: Gol.di.i.bac.te.ri.o’ta. N.L. neut. n. Goldiibacterium, a yet-to-be-proposed name for the type genus (named in recognition of Thomas Gold’s contributions to the study of the deep biosphere); N.L. neut. n. bacterium, a rod; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Goldiibacteriota, the Candidatus Goldiibacterium phylum [incorrectly formed: implied type unavailable]
Pronunciation, gender: gol-di-i-bak-te-ri-O-ta, neuter
Effective publication:
Hernsdorf AW, Amano Y, Miyakawa K, Ise K, Suzuki Y, Anantharaman K, Probst A, Burstein D, Thomas BC, Banfield JF. Potential for microbial H2 and metal transformations associated with novel bacteria and archaea in deep terrestrial subsurface sediments. ISME J 2017; 11:1915-1929. 
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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 Goldbacteria" Hernsdorf et al. 2017 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Goldibacteriota".
- 😟 A nomenclatural type has not been designated.
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: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status [Goldiibacteriota, 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: 38925
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