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Name: Spirochaetota Garrity and Holt 2021
Etymology: Spi.ro.chae.to’ta. N.L. fem. n. Spirochaeta, type genus of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Spirochaetota, the Spirochaeta phylum
Type genus: Spirochaeta Ehrenberg 1835 (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.
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
Name | Kind |
---|---|
"Spirochaetota" Whitman et al. 2018 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
"Spirochaetaeota" Oren et al. 2015 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
"Spirochaetae" (Ehrenberg 1855) Cavalier-Smith 1998 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published |
"Spirochaetes" Garrity and Holt 2001 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 8
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
Brachyspiria Chuvochina et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Brevinematia Chuvochina et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
"Leptospiria" Cavalier-Smith 2020 | not validly published | synonym |
Leptospiria Chuvochina et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Spirochaetes Cavalier-Smith 2002 | validly published under the ICNP, rejected name | synonym |
Spirochaetia Paster 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Spirochaetia" Cavalier-Smith 2020 | not validly published | synonym |
[Spirochaetota, not assigned to class] | artificial parent node of taxa incertae sedis |
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: 25883