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Phylum "Candidatus Tectimicrobiota"
Name: "Candidatus Tectimicrobiota" corrig. Wilson et al. 2014
Etymology: Tec.ti.mi.cro.bi.o’ta. N.L. neut. n. Tectimicrobium, a yet-to-be-proposed name for the type genus; from L. masc. perf. part. tectus, hidden (neuter tectum also as noun); from N.L. neut. n. microbium, a microbe; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Tectimicrobiota, the Candidatus Tectimicrobium phylum [incorrectly formed: implied type unavailable]
Pronunciation, gender: tek-ti-mi-kro-bi-O-ta, neuter
Effective publication:
Wilson MC, Mori T, Ruckert C, Uria AR, Helf MJ, Takada K, Gernert C, Steffens UA, Heycke N, Schmitt S, et al. An environmental bacterial taxon with a large and distinct metabolic repertoire. Nature 2014; 506:58-62. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Candidatus list no. 5. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5821.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Entotheonellota" Johnson and Hug 2019 heterotypic synonym, not pro-validly published "Candidatus Entotheonellota" corrig. Goh et al. 2019 heterotypic synonym, not pro-validly published "Candidatus Entotheonellaeota" Goh et al. 2019 heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling and not pro-validly published "Candidatus Tectomicrobia" Wilson et al. 2014 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
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🧒 Wilson et al. (2014) assigned the genus "Candidatus Entotheonella" Schmidt et al. 2000 to this phylum.
Publication:
Wilson MC, Mori T, Ruckert C, Uria AR, Helf MJ, Takada K, Gernert C, Steffens UA, Heycke N, Schmitt S, et al. An environmental bacterial taxon with a large and distinct metabolic repertoire. Nature 2014; 506:58-62. 🇨🇭
- 😟 A nomenclatural type has not been designated.
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🧒 Wilson et al. (2014) assigned the genus "Candidatus Entotheonella" Schmidt et al. 2000 to this phylum.
Publication:
Wilson MC, Mori T, Ruckert C, Uria AR, Helf MJ, Takada K, Gernert C, Steffens UA, Heycke N, Schmitt S, et al. An environmental bacterial taxon with a large and distinct metabolic repertoire. Nature 2014; 506:58-62.
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: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Entotheonellia" Chuvochina et al. 2023 not validly published preferred name [Tectimicrobiota, not assigned to class] artificial parent node of taxa incertae sedis
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Parent taxon: [Bacteria, not assigned to kingdom]
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Record number: 38967
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