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Phylum "Candidatus Lokiarchaeia"
Name: "Candidatus Lokiarchaeia" Bulzu et al. 2019
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lo-ki-ar-KHA͡E-i-a, neuter
Type genus: "Candidatus Lokiarchaeum" corrig. Spang et al. 2015
Original publication:
Bulzu PA, Andrei AS, Salcher MM, Mehrshad M, Inoue K, Kandori H, Beja O, Ghai R, Banciu HL. Casting light on Asgardarchaeota metabolism in a sunlit microoxic niche. Nat Microbiol 2019; 4:1129-1137. 
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Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling
Nomenclatural pro-status: inaccurate spelling and not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: misspelling (and no pro-standing)
Correct name: Promethearchaeota Imachi et al. 2024
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Lokiarchaeia" Spang et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling "Candidatus Hermodarchaeota" Liu et al. 2021 heterotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP "Candidatus Sifarchaeota" Farag et al. 2021 heterotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP "Candidatus Borrarchaeota" Liu et al. 2021 heterotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP "Candidatus Wukongarchaeota" Liu et al. 2021 heterotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP "Candidatus Baldrarchaeota" Liu et al. 2021 heterotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP Promethearchaeota Imachi et al. 2024 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Candidatus Njordarchaeota" Xie et al. 2022 heterotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP "Candidatus Odinarchaeota" Zaremba-Niedzwiedzka et al. 2017 heterotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP "Candidatus Lokiarchaeota" corrig. Spang et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🚃 The type genus of this phylum has alternatively been placed in the phylum "Candidatus Lokiarchaeota" corrig. Spang et al. 2015.
Publication:
Spang A, Saw JH, Jorgensen SL, Zaremba-Niedzwiedzka K, Martijn J, Lind AE, van Eijk R, Schleper C, Guy L, Ettema TJG. Complex archaea that bridge the gap between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Nature 2015; 521:173-179. 🇸🇪
- 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
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🧍 See also Salcher et al. (2020).
Publication:
Salcher MM, Andrei AS, Bulzu PA, Keresztes ZG, Banciu HL, Ghai R. Visualization of Lokiarchaeia and Heimdallarchaeia (Asgardarchaeota) by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization and Catalyzed Reporter Deposition (CARD-FISH). mSphere 2020; 5:0. 🇨🇭
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🚃 The type genus of this phylum has alternatively been placed in the phylum "Candidatus Lokiarchaeota" corrig. Spang et al. 2015.
Publication:
Spang A, Saw JH, Jorgensen SL, Zaremba-Niedzwiedzka K, Martijn J, Lind AE, van Eijk R, Schleper C, Guy L, Ettema TJG. Complex archaea that bridge the gap between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Nature 2015; 521:173-179.
Parent taxon: Promethearchaeati Imachi et al. 2024
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Imachi H, Nobu MK, Kato S, Takaki Y, Miyazaki M, Miyata M, Ogawara M, Saito Y, Sakai S, Tahara YO, et al. Promethearchaeum syntrophicum gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, obligately syntrophic archaeon, the first isolate of the lineage 'Asgard' archaea, and proposal of the new archaeal phylum Promethearchaeota phyl. nov. and kingdom Promethearchaeati regn. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6435. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 18705
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