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Species "Candidatus Kryptonium thompsonii"
Name: "Candidatus Kryptonium thompsonii" corrig. Eloe-Fadrosh et al. 2016
Etymology: thomp.so’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. thompsonii, named after David Thompson, explorer of the region around Dewar Creek
Pronunciation, gender: thomp-SO-ni-i, neuter
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FAOP01000004
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Paez-Espino D, Jarett J, Dunfield PF, Hedlund BP, Dekas AE, Grasby SE, Brady AL, Dong H, Briggs BR, et al. Global metagenomic survey reveals a new bacterial candidate phylum in geothermal springs. Nat Commun 2016; 7:10476. 
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: 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 Kryptonium thompsoni" Eloe-Fadrosh et al. 2016 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Kryptonium" Eloe-Fadrosh et al. 2016.
Publication:
Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Paez-Espino D, Jarett J, Dunfield PF, Hedlund BP, Dekas AE, Grasby SE, Brady AL, Dong H, Briggs BR, et al. Global metagenomic survey reveals a new bacterial candidate phylum in geothermal springs. Nat Commun 2016; 7:10476.
- 🧍 This species was confirmed as the type species of its monotypic genus in Appendix 1 of Candidatus List No. 6.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Kryptonium" Eloe-Fadrosh et al. 2016.
Publication:
Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Paez-Espino D, Jarett J, Dunfield PF, Hedlund BP, Dekas AE, Grasby SE, Brady AL, Dong H, Briggs BR, et al. Global metagenomic survey reveals a new bacterial candidate phylum in geothermal springs. Nat Commun 2016; 7:10476.
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Kryptonium" Eloe-Fadrosh et al. 2016
Assigned by:
Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Paez-Espino D, Jarett J, Dunfield PF, Hedlund BP, Dekas AE, Grasby SE, Brady AL, Dong H, Briggs BR, et al. Global metagenomic survey reveals a new bacterial candidate phylum in geothermal springs. Nat Commun 2016; 7:10476.
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Record number: 22146
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