Name: "Candidatus Manganitrophus noduliformans" Yu and Leadbetter 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: nod.ul.i.for’mans. L. gen. masc. dim. n. noduli, of a little knot or nodule; L. pres. part. formans, forming; N.L. masc. part. adj. noduliformans, nodule-forming

Gender: masculine

Nomenclatural type: Mn-1

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Original publication: Yu H, Leadbetter JR. Bacterial chemolithoautotrophy via manganese oxidation. Nature 2020; 583:453-458.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Candidatus list no. 3. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5186.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Manganitrophus" Yu and Leadbetter 2020. Publication: Yu H, Leadbetter JR. Bacterial chemolithoautotrophy via manganese oxidation. Nature 2020; 583:453-458.

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Manganitrophus" Yu and Leadbetter 2020

Assigned by: Yu H, Leadbetter JR. Bacterial chemolithoautotrophy via manganese oxidation. Nature 2020; 583:453-458.

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Record number: 8685