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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Candidatus Electrothrix gigas"

Name: "Candidatus Electrothrix gigas" Geelhoed et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: gi’gas. Gr. masc. n. gigas, a giant, referring to the large filament diameter relative to other Ca. Electrothrix species (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e-LEK-tro-thrix GI-gas, feminine

Nomenclatural type: AUS3

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Original publication: Geelhoed JS, Thorup CA, Bjerg JJ, Schreiber L, Nielsen LP, Schramm A, Meysman FJR, Marshall IPG. Indications for a genetic basis for big bacteria and description of the giant cable bacterium Candidatus Electrothrix gigas sp. nov. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0053823. 🇧🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Electrothrix" Trojan et al. 2016

Assigned by: Geelhoed JS, Thorup CA, Bjerg JJ, Schreiber L, Nielsen LP, Schramm A, Meysman FJR, Marshall IPG. Indications for a genetic basis for big bacteria and description of the giant cable bacterium Candidatus Electrothrix gigas sp. nov. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0053823. 🇧🇪

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Record number: 40533

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