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Phylum "Nitrospinae"
Name: "Nitrospinae" Lücker et al. 2013
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)
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
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Nitrospinota Lücker et al. 2021 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🧕 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.
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🧒 Lücker 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.
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🧒 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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🛺 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.
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🧕 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.
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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