Etymology:Len.ti.sphae.ro’ta.N.L. fem. n.Lentisphaera, type genus of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff.-ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n.Lentisphaerota, the Lentisphaera phylum
Valid publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056. 🇮🇱
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5165.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
🧕 Göker and Oren (2024) assigned this phylum to the domain Bacteria 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. 🇩🇪
🧕 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned this phylum to the domain "Bacteria" Woese et al. 1990.Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056. 🇮🇱
🧒 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned the genus Lentisphaera Cho et al. 2004 to this phylum.Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056. 🇮🇱
✏ The authority of the taxon name (Cho et al.) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Oren and Garrity).
🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 4; KCTC: 3; ATCC: 2; NBRC: 2; JCM: 2; CGMCC: 1.
Subdivision:
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2 Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2 Total number of child taxa: 2