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Phylum "Candidatus Spongiamicota"
Name: "Candidatus Spongiamicota" Sun et al. 2025
Etymology: Spon.gi.a.mi.co’ta. N.L. gen. masc. n. spongi, sponge, the colloquial term for the eukaryotic lineage porifera; L. masc. adj. amicus, friend; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Spongiamicota, phylum of sponge-friends, to honour the fact that this lineage shows their highest relative abundances in sponge metagenomes
Pronunciation, gender: spon-gi-a-mi-KO-ta, neuter
Type genus: "Candidatus Spongiamicus" Sun et al. 2025
Original publication:
Sun J, Hirai M, Takaki Y, Evans PN, Nunoura T, Rinke C. Metagenomic insights into taxonomic and functional patterns in shallow coastal and deep subseafloor sediments in the Western Pacific. Microb Genom 2025; 11:0. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)
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Notes:
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🧒 Sun et al. (2025) assigned the family "Candidatus Spongiamicaceae" Sun et al. 2025 to this phylum.
Publication:
Sun J, Hirai M, Takaki Y, Evans PN, Nunoura T, Rinke C. Metagenomic insights into taxonomic and functional patterns in shallow coastal and deep subseafloor sediments in the Western Pacific. Microb Genom 2025; 11:0. 🇦🇺
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🧒 Sun et al. (2025) assigned the order "Candidatus Spongiamicales" Sun et al. 2025 to this phylum.
Publication:
Sun J, Hirai M, Takaki Y, Evans PN, Nunoura T, Rinke C. Metagenomic insights into taxonomic and functional patterns in shallow coastal and deep subseafloor sediments in the Western Pacific. Microb Genom 2025; 11:0. 🇦🇺
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🧒 Sun et al. (2025) assigned the family "Candidatus Spongiamicaceae" Sun et al. 2025 to this phylum.
Publication:
Sun J, Hirai M, Takaki Y, Evans PN, Nunoura T, Rinke C. Metagenomic insights into taxonomic and functional patterns in shallow coastal and deep subseafloor sediments in the Western Pacific. Microb Genom 2025; 11:0.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Spongiamicia" Sun et al. 2025 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: [Bacteria, not assigned to kingdom]
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Record number: 62828
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