Name: "Candidatus Heimdallarchaeum aukensis" Wu et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: au.ken’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. aukensis, pertaining to Auka, the local hydrothermal vent field in the southern Pescadero Basin where the species originated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a͡u-KEN-sis, neuter

Nomenclatural type: Heimdallarchaeota archaeon PM71; PM71

Original publication: Wu F, Speth DR, Philosof A, Cremiere A, Narayanan A, Barco RA, Connon SA, Amend JP, Antoshechkin IA, Orphan VJ. Unique mobile elements and scalable gene flow at the prokaryote-eukaryote boundary revealed by circularized Asgard archaea genomes. Nat Microbiol 2022; 7:200-212. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

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

• Notes:
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Heimdallarchaeum" Spang et al. 2019

Assigned by: Wu F, Speth DR, Philosof A, Cremiere A, Narayanan A, Barco RA, Connon SA, Amend JP, Antoshechkin IA, Orphan VJ. Unique mobile elements and scalable gene flow at the prokaryote-eukaryote boundary revealed by circularized Asgard archaea genomes. Nat Microbiol 2022; 7:200-212. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 49417