Name: Thermotogota Reysenbach 2021

Category: Phylum

Proposed as: phyl. nov.

Etymology: Ther.mo.to.go’ta. N.L. fem. n. Thermotoga, type genus of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Thermotogota, the Thermotoga phylum

Pronunciation, gender: t^her-mo-to-GO-ta, neuter

Type genus: Thermotoga Stetter and Huber 1986

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
    "Thermotogae" Reysenbach 2001	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Thermotogota" Whitman et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Thermotogaeota" Oren et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Synthermota" Cavalier-Smith 2020	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 Thermotoga Stetter and Huber 1986 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. 🇮🇱
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Themotogota".
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Reysenbach) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Oren and Garrity).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 60; JCM: 23; ATCC: 14; NBRC: 13; VKM: 3; CIP: 3; KCTC: 2; ACCC: 2; MCCC: 2; CBS: 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: 2
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Thermotogae Reysenbach 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Thermotogia" Cavalier-Smith 2020	not validly published	synonym
    Togobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002	validly published under the ICNP, rejected name	synonym

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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Record number: 25876