Name: "Candidatus Latescibacterota" corrig. Rinke et al. 2013
Category, proposed as: phylum, Candidatus
Etymology: La.tes.ci.bac.te.ro’ta. N.L. masc. n. Latescibacter, a Candidatus genus name; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Latescibacterota, the Candidatus Latescibacter phylum
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: la-tes-ki-bak-te-RO-ta, neuter
Type genus: "Candidatus Latescibacter" Rinke et al. 2013
Effective publication:
Rinke C, Schwientek P, Sczyrba A, Ivanova NN, Anderson IJ, Cheng JF, Darling A, Malfatti S, Swan BK, Gies EA, et al. Insights into the phylogeny and coding potential of microbial dark matter. Nature 2013; 499:431-437. 
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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
| Name | Kind |
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| "Candidatus Latescibacteria" Rinke et al. 2013 | other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling |
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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
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Candidatus Latescibacteria" Chuvochina et al. 2023 | not validly published | preferred name |
Parent taxon: Pseudomonadati (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Oren and Göker 2024
Assigned by:
Freese HM, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Sarda Carbasse J, Afolayan AO, Goker M. TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity. Nucleic Acids Res 2026; 54:D884-D891. 🇩🇪
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