Phylum "Myxococcota"

Name: "Myxococcota" Waite et al. 2020

Category: Phylum

Proposed as: phyl. nov.

Etymology: My.xo.coc.co’ta. N.L. masc. n. Myxococcus, type genus of the type class of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Myxococcota, the phylum of the class Myxococcia

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-xo-kok-KO-ta, neuter

Type class: Myxococcia Waite et al. 2020

Original publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Pseudomonadota Garrity et al. 2021

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Myxococcota Waite et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Rhodobacteriota" Wang et al. 2026	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
"Rhodobacterota" corrig. Wang et al. 2026	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
Campylobacterota Waite et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Bdellovibrionota Waite et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Alphaproteobacteriota" Whitman et al. 2018	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
"Proteobacteria" Garrity et al. 2005	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
"Alphaproteobacteraeota" Oren et al. 2015	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
"Proteobacteria" Gray and Herwig 1996	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
"Bdellovibrionota" Waite et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
Pseudomonadota Garrity et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Campylobacterota" Waite et al. 2018	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
"Epsilonbacteraeota" Waite et al. 2017	heterotypic synonym, not validly published

Notes:
- 🧒 Waite et al. (2020) assigned the class Myxococcia Waite et al. 2020 to this phylum. Publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿
- 🧒 Waite et al. (2020) assigned the class Polyangia Waite et al. 2020 to this phylum. Publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿
- 🧒 Waite et al. (2020) assigned the class Polyangiia corrig. Waite et al. 2020 to this phylum. Publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿
- 🛺 The type class of this phylum has been placed in the phylum Pseudomonadota Garrity et al. 2021. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056. 🇮🇱
- 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Hahnke RL, Muller R, Whitworth D, Wink J, Garcia R. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes: subcommittee on the taxonomy of Myxobacteria (Myxococcota). Minutes of the closed online meeting, 21 September 2022. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5846. 🇩🇪
- 🧍 The formation of this name was discussed in Judicial Opinion 129. Publication: Arahal et al. Judicial Opinion No. 129. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6064.

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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