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Phylum "Candidatus Kryptoniota"
Name: "Candidatus Kryptoniota" corrig. Eloe-Fadrosh et al. 2016
Etymology: Kryp.to.ni.o’ta. N.L. neut. n. Kryptonium, a Candidatus genus name [probably better: Cryptobius]; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Kryptoniota, the Candidatus Kryptonium phylum
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kryp-to-ni-O-ta, neuter
Type genus: "Candidatus Kryptonium" Eloe-Fadrosh et al. 2016
Effective publication:
Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Paez-Espino D, Jarett J, Dunfield PF, Hedlund BP, Dekas AE, Grasby SE, Brady AL, Dong H, Briggs BR, et al. Global metagenomic survey reveals a new bacterial candidate phylum in geothermal springs. Nat Commun 2016; 7:10476. 
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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 Kryptonia" Eloe-Fadrosh et al. 2016 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
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🧒 Eloe-Fadrosh et al. (2016) assigned the genus "Candidatus Kryptonium" Eloe-Fadrosh et al. 2016 to this phylum.
Publication:
Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Paez-Espino D, Jarett J, Dunfield PF, Hedlund BP, Dekas AE, Grasby SE, Brady AL, Dong H, Briggs BR, et al. Global metagenomic survey reveals a new bacterial candidate phylum in geothermal springs. Nat Commun 2016; 7:10476. 🇺🇸
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🧒 Eloe-Fadrosh et al. (2016) assigned the genus "Candidatus Kryptonium" Eloe-Fadrosh et al. 2016 to this phylum.
Publication:
Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Paez-Espino D, Jarett J, Dunfield PF, Hedlund BP, Dekas AE, Grasby SE, Brady AL, Dong H, Briggs BR, et al. Global metagenomic survey reveals a new bacterial candidate phylum in geothermal springs. Nat Commun 2016; 7:10476.
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 [Kryptoniota, 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: 38923
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