Phylum "Nitrospinae"

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Nitrospinota Lücker et al. 2021

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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