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Phylum Protophytaria
Name: Protophytaria Walton 1931
Etymology: Pro.to.phy.ta’ri.a. N.L. neut. pl. n. Protophytaria
Pronunciation, gender: pro-to-phy-TA-ri-a, neuter
Valid publication: Walton LB. Studies concerning organisms occurring in water supplies with particular reference to those found in Ohio. Part I. Ohio Biol. Surv. 1931; 5:1-86.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), descriptive name
Correct name: Cyanobacteriota Oren et al. 2022
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Cyanoprokaryota" Komárek and Golubić 1990 heterotypic synonym, not validly published, descriptive name Cyanobacteriota Oren et al. 2022 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Cyanobacteria" Woese et al. 1985 heterotypic synonym, not validly published Cyanobacteria Garcia-Pichel et al. 2020 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), descriptive name Cyanophyta Geitler 1925 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), descriptive name Cyanobacteriophyta corrig. Oren et al. 2022 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, inappropriate correction
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Parent taxon: Bacillati (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Oren and Göker 2024
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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: 64091
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