Name: Synergistota Jumas-Bilak et al. 2021

Category: Phylum

Proposed as: phyl. nov.

Etymology: Syn.er.gis.to’ta. N.L. masc. n. Synergistes, type genus of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Synergistota, the Synergistes phylum

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: syn-er-gis-TO-ta, neuter

Type genus: Synergistes Allison et al. 1993

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Synergistetes" Jumas-Bilak et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Synergistota" Whitman et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Synergistaeota" Oren et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧕 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. 🇩🇪
  • 🧕 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. 🇮🇱
  • 🧒 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned the genus Synergistes Allison et al. 1993 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. 🇮🇱
  • 🧒 Pradel et al. (2023) assigned the family Aminithiophilaceae Pradel et al. 2023 to this phylum. Publication: Pradel N, Fardeau ML, Bunk B, Sproer C, Boedeker C, Wolf J, Neumann-Schaal M, Pester M, Spring S. Aminithiophilus ramosus gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulphur-reducing bacterium isolated from a pyrite-forming enrichment culture, and taxonomic revision of the family Synergistaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5691. 🇩🇪
  • 🧒 Pradel et al. (2023) assigned the family Dethiosulfovibrionaceae Pradel et al. 2023 to this phylum. Publication: Pradel N, Fardeau ML, Bunk B, Sproer C, Boedeker C, Wolf J, Neumann-Schaal M, Pester M, Spring S. Aminithiophilus ramosus gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulphur-reducing bacterium isolated from a pyrite-forming enrichment culture, and taxonomic revision of the family Synergistaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5691. 🇩🇪
  • 🚃 The type genus of this phylum has alternatively been placed in the phylum "Synthermota" Cavalier-Smith 2020. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T, Chao EE. Multidomain ribosomal protein trees and the planctobacterial origin of neomura (eukaryotes, archaebacteria). Protoplasma 2020; 257:621-753. 🇬🇧
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Jumas Bilak et al.) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Oren and Garrity).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 34; JCM: 17; ATCC: 10; CCUG: 4; KCTC: 3; LMG: 2; CGMCC: 2; NBRC: 1; CIP: 1; CSUR: 1.

Subdivision:

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: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Synergistia Jumas-Bilak et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    [Synergistota, not assigned to class]	artificial parent node of taxa incertae sedis

Parent taxon: Thermotogati Battistuzzi and Hedges 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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