Species "Candidatus Kuafubacterium phototrophica"

Name: "Candidatus Kuafubacterium phototrophica" Li et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: pho.to.tro’phi.ca. Gr. neut. n. phôs (gen. phôtos), light; Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, nursing, tending or feeding; N.L. fem. adj. phototrophica, referring to the likely capacity to use light for energy generation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pho-to-TRO-phi-ka, neuter

Nomenclatural type: LLY-WYZ-17_1

Original publication: Li L, Huang D, Hu Y, Rudling NM, Canniffe DP, Wang F, Wang Y. Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6450. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

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

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Kuafubacterium" Li et al. 2023

Assigned by: Li L, Huang D, Hu Y, Rudling NM, Canniffe DP, Wang F, Wang Y. Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6450. 🇨🇳

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/kuafubacterium-phototrophicaLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 49667
This LPSN page was printed on 2026-03-09 00:25:53