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Phylum "Nitrospinae"

Classification: 

Bacteria Pseudomonadati "Nitrospinae"

Name: "Nitrospinae" Lücker et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: phylum, 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)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ni-tro-SPI-na͡e, feminine

Type class: "Nitrospinia" Lücker 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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Nitrospinota Lücker et al. 2021

  • Notes:
    • 🧕 Lücker 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. 🇦🇹
    • 🧒 Lücker et al. (2013) assigned the class "Nitrospinia" Lücker 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. 🇸🇦
    • 🛺 The type class of this phylum has been placed in the phylum Nitrospinota Lücker 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 lacks a discernible description (protologue).

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: 7940

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