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Phylum "Candidatus Tangaroaeota"
Name: "Candidatus Tangaroaeota" Sun et al. 2025
Etymology: Tan.ga.ro.ae.o’ta. N.L. neut. pl. n. Tangaroaeota, named after Tangaroa, the god of the sea, lakes, rivers and creatures that live within them, in Māori mythology, chosen to honour the sampling site of the type genome at the HSM in international waters off the coast of New Zealand.
Pronunciation, gender: tan-ga-ro-a͡e-O-ta, neuter
Type genus: "Candidatus Tangaroaea" 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 Tangaroaeaceae" 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 Tangaroaeales" 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 Tangaroaeaceae" 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 Tangaroaeia" 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: 62829
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