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Species "Candidatus Epulopiscium fishelsoni"
Name: "Candidatus Epulopiscium fishelsoni" Montgomery and Pollak 1988
Etymology: fi.shel’so.ni. N.L. gen. masc. n. fishelsoni, the species name honors Professor Lev Fishelson, discoverer of the organism, in honor of his multidisciplinary contributions to marine biology and to the education of many, both amateur and professional, who find fascination in the sea
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … fi-S͡HEL-so-ni, neuter
Nomenclatural type: USNM 40601
Effective publication:
Montgomery WL, Pollak PE. Epulopiscium fishelsoni n. g., n. sp., a protist of uncertain taxonomic affinities from the gut of a herbivorous reef fish. J Protozool 1988; 35:565-569. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.
Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling
Nomenclatural pro-status: inaccurate spelling
Pro-correct name: "Candidatus Epulonipiscium fishelsonii" corrig. Montgomery and Pollak 1988
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Epulonipiscium fishelsonii" corrig. Montgomery and Pollak 1988 corrected spelling of name, pro-validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Epulopiscium" Montgomery and Pollak 1988.
Publication:
Montgomery WL, Pollak PE. Epulopiscium fishelsoni n. g., n. sp., a protist of uncertain taxonomic affinities from the gut of a herbivorous reef fish. J Protozool 1988; 35:565-569.
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🧍 Proposed as Candidatus name because only deposited on a slide.
Publication:
Murray RG, Stackebrandt E. Taxonomic note: implementation of the provisional status Candidatus for incompletely described procaryotes. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:186-187.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Epulopiscium" Montgomery and Pollak 1988.
Publication:
Montgomery WL, Pollak PE. Epulopiscium fishelsoni n. g., n. sp., a protist of uncertain taxonomic affinities from the gut of a herbivorous reef fish. J Protozool 1988; 35:565-569.
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Epulopiscium" Montgomery and Pollak 1988
Assigned by:
Montgomery WL, Pollak PE. Epulopiscium fishelsoni n. g., n. sp., a protist of uncertain taxonomic affinities from the gut of a herbivorous reef fish. J Protozool 1988; 35:565-569.
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Record number: 953
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