Name: Halobacteriota Chuvochina et al. 2024

Category: Phylum

Proposed as: phyl. nov.

Etymology: Ha.lo.bac.te.ri.o’ta. N.L. neut. n. Halobacterium, type genus of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Halobacteriota, phylum of the genus Halobacterium [incorrectly formed: genus should have been the type]

Gender: neuter

Type genus: Halobacterium Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Effective publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 215. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Methanobacteriota Garrity and Holt 2023

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Thermoplasmatota" Rinke et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Thermoplasmatota Chuvochina et al. 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Methanobacteraeota" Oren et al. 2015	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Candidatus Altarchaeota" corrig. Seitz et al. 2016	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Halobacteriota" Rinke et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Methanobacteriota" Whitman et al. 2018	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Euryarchaeota" Garrity and Holt 2001	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Candidatus Altiarchaeota" Seitz et al. 2016	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Methanobacteriota Garrity and Holt 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Candidatus Altarchaeia" Rinke et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Goeker and Oren (2024) assigned this phylum to the domain Archaea 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.
  • 🧕 Goeker and Oren (2024) assigned this phylum to the kingdom Methanobacteriati (Garrity and Holt 2023) Oren and Göker 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.
  • 🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the class Halobacteria Grant et al. 2002 to this phylum. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
  • 🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the class Methanonatronarchaeia Sorokin et al. 2018 to this phylum. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
  • 🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the class "Candidatus Methanoliparia" Borrel et al. 2019 to this phylum. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
  • 🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the class Archaeoglobi Garrity and Holt 2002 to this phylum. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
  • 🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the class "Methanomicrobia" Garrity et al. 2003 to this phylum. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
  • 🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the class "Candidatus Syntropharchaeia" Rinke et al. 2021 to this phylum. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
  • 🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the class Methanocellia Chuvochina et al. 2024 to this phylum. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
  • 🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the class Methanosarcinia Chuvochina et al. 2024 to this phylum. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
  • 🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the genus Halobacterium Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) to this phylum. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
  • 🧒 Zhao et al. (2024) assigned the class "Candidatus Ordosarchaeia" Zhao et al. 2024 to this phylum. Publication: Zhao D, Zhang S, Chen J, Zhao J, An P, Xiang H. Members of the class Candidatus Ordosarchaeia imply an alternative evolutionary scenario from methanogens to haloarchaea. ISME J 2024; 18:0.
  • ❗ Halobacteriota is the correct name instead if this phylum is regarded as a separate phylum (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another phylum whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).

Parent taxon: Archaea Woese et al. 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 four additional phylum names. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6024.

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