Phylum "Candidatus Patescibacteria"

Name: "Candidatus Patescibacteria" Parks et al. 2018

Category: Phylum

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Pa.tes.ci.bac.te’ri.a. L. v. patesco, meaning bare; N.L. neut. pl. n. Patescibacteria

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-tes-ki-bak-TE-ri-a, neuter

Original publication: Parks DH, Chuvochina M, Waite DW, Rinke C, Skarshewski A, Chaumeil PA, Hugenholtz P. A standardized bacterial taxonomy based on genome phylogeny substantially revises the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2018; 36:996-1004. 🇦🇺

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

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Record number: 39004
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