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Phylum "Candidatus Wirthibacterota"
Name: "Candidatus Wirthibacterota" corrig. Hug et al. 2016
Etymology: Wir.thi.bac.te.ro’ta. N.L. masc. n. Wirthibacter, a Candidatus genus name; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Wirthibacterota, the Candidatus Wirthibacter phylum
Type genus: "Candidatus Wirthibacter" Probst et al. 2017
Effective publication:
Hug LA, Baker BJ, Anantharaman K, Brown CT, Probst AJ, Castelle CJ, Butterfield CN, Hernsdorf AW, Amano Y, Ise K, et al. A new view of the tree of life. Nat Microbiol 2016; 1:16048. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. "Candidatus phylum list no. 1." Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus phyla. 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 Wirthbacteria" Hug et al. 2016 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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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 [Wirthibacterota, 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: 38977
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