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Phylum "Candidatus Kapaibacteriota"
Name: "Candidatus Kapaibacteriota" corrig. Kantor et al. 2015
Etymology: Ka.pa.i.bac.te.ri.o’ta. N.L. neut. n. Kapaibacterium, a Candidatus genus name; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Kapaibacteriota, the Candidatus Kapaibacterium phylum
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ka-pa-i-bak-te-ri-O-ta, neuter
Type genus: "Candidatus Kapaibacterium" corrig. Kantor et al. 2015
Effective publication:
Kantor RS, van Zyl AW, van Hille RP, Thomas BC, Harrison ST, Banfield JF. Bioreactor microbial ecosystems for thiocyanate and cyanide degradation unravelled with genome-resolved metagenomics. Environ Microbiol 2015; 17:4929-4941. 
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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 Kapabacteria" Kantor et al. 2015 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
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🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the order "Candidatus Kapaibacteriales" Chuvochina et al. 2023 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. 🇦🇺
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🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the order "Candidatus Kapaibacteriales" Chuvochina et al. 2023 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.
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: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Kapaibacteriia" Chuvochina et al. 2023 not validly published preferred name [Kapaibacteriota, 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: 38927
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