Phylum "Lentisphaerae"

Name: "Lentisphaerae" Cho et al. 2004

Category: Phylum

Proposed as: phyl. nov.

Etymology: Len.ti.sphae’rae. N.L. fem. pl. n. Lentisphaerae, phylum of the genus Lentisphaera (nominative plural of Lentisphaera)

Gender: feminine

Type order: Lentisphaerales Cho et al. 2004

Original publication: Cho JC, Vergin KL, Morris RM, Giovannoni SJ. Lentisphaera araneosa gen. nov., sp. nov, a transparent exopolymer producing marine bacterium, and the description of a novel bacterial phylum, Lentisphaerae. Environ Microbiol 2004; 6:611-621.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 98. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1005-1006.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Lentisphaerota Cho et al. 2021

Parent taxon: Pseudomonadati (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: 909
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