Name: "Nitrospinae" Lücker et al. 2013

Category: Phylum

Proposed as: phyl. nov.

Etymology: Ni.tro.spi’nae. N.L. fem. n. Nitrospina, genus of the phylum; N.L. fem. pl. n. Nitrospinae, the phylum of Nitrospira (nominative plural of Nitrospina)

Gender: feminine

Type class: "Nitrospinia" Luecker et al. 2013

Original publication: Lucker S, Nowka B, Rattei T, Spieck E, Daims H. The Genome of Nitrospina gracilis Illuminates the Metabolism and Evolution of the Major Marine Nitrite Oxidizer. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:27.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Correct name: Nitrospinota Lücker et al. 2021

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Nitrospinota Lücker et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Nitrospinota" Park et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • Luecker et al. (2013) assigned this phylum to the domain "Bacteria" Woese et al. 1990. Publication: Lucker S, Nowka B, Rattei T, Spieck E, Daims H. The Genome of Nitrospina gracilis Illuminates the Metabolism and Evolution of the Major Marine Nitrite Oxidizer. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:27.
  • Luecker et al. (2013) assigned the class "Nitrospinia" Luecker et al. 2013 to this phylum. Publication: Lucker S, Nowka B, Rattei T, Spieck E, Daims H. The Genome of Nitrospina gracilis Illuminates the Metabolism and Evolution of the Major Marine Nitrite Oxidizer. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:27.
  • Ngugi et al. (2016) assigned the genus "Candidatus Nitromaritima" Ngugi et al. 2016 to this phylum. Publication: Ngugi DK, Blom J, Stepanauskas R, Stingl U. Diversification and niche adaptations of Nitrospina-like bacteria in the polyextreme interfaces of Red Sea brines. ISME J 2016; 10:1383-1399.

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