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Phylum "Halanaerobiota"
Name: "Halanaerobiota" corrig. Alsufyani 2018
Etymology: Hal.an.ae.ro.bi.o’ta. N.L. neut. pl. n. Halanaerobiota
Pronunciation, gender: hal-an-a͡e-ro-bi-O-ta, neuter
Type genus: Halanaerobium corrig. Zeikus et al. 1984
Original publication:
Alsufyani AT. Biocide inhibition of microbial sulfur reduction in fracing fluids (Master thesis). University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 2018. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Bacillota Gibbons and Murray 2021
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Eurybacteria" Cavalier-Smith 1998 heterotypic synonym, not validly published Thermodesulfobiota Frolov et al. 2023 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Endobacteria" (Cavalier-Smith 1998) Cavalier-Smith 2020 heterotypic synonym, not validly published "Bacillota" Whitman et al. 2018 heterotypic synonym, not validly published "Firmicutes" (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Garrity and Holt 2001 heterotypic synonym, not validly published "Clostridiota" Misery et al. 2025 heterotypic synonym, not validly published "Halanaerobiaeota" Alsufyani 2018 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling Bacillota Gibbons and Murray 2021 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Bacillaeota" Oren et al. 2015 heterotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 🙂 Spelling correction conducted by LPSN on 2025-09-23.
- 🧍 While the authors did not explicitly propose this taxon name, they did not provide a proper citation of the authority of the name either.
Parent taxon: Bacillati (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Oren and Göker 2024
Assigned by:
LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted.
It may or may not mention this taxon name. —
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: 67509
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