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Phylum Nitrospinota
Name: Nitrospinota Lücker et al. 2021
Etymology: Ni.tro.spi.no’ta. N.L. fem. n. Nitrospina, type genus of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Nitrospinota, the Nitrospina phylum
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ni-tro-spi-NO-ta, neuter
Type genus: Nitrospina Watson and Waterbury 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)
Valid 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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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5165.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Nitrospinae" Lücker et al. 2013 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
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🧕 Göker and Oren (2024) assigned this phylum to the domain Bacteria Woese et al. 2024.
Publication:
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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🧕 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned this phylum to the domain "Bacteria" Woese et al. 1990.
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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🧒 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned the genus Nitrospina Watson and Waterbury 1971 (Approved Lists 1980) to this phylum.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056. 🇮🇱
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Lücker et al.) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Oren and Garrity).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NCIMB: 1; ATCC: 1; LMG: 1.
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🧕 Göker and Oren (2024) assigned this phylum to the domain Bacteria Woese et al. 2024.
Publication:
Goker M, Oren A. Valid publication of names of two domains and seven kingdoms of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6242.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Nitrospinia Lücker et al. 2022 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Nitrospinia" Luecker et al. 2013 not validly published synonym "Nitrospinia" Cavalier-Smith 2020 not validly published synonym [Nitrospinota, not assigned to class] artificial parent node of taxa incertae sedis
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Parent taxon: Pseudomonadati (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Oren and Göker 2024
Assigned by:
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: 25894
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