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Species "Candidatus Megaira polyxenophila"
Name: "Candidatus Megaira polyxenophila" Schrallhammer et al. 2013
Etymology: po.ly.xe.no’phi.la. Gr. masc. adj. polys, many, G. N. xenôs, host; Gr. v. philein, to love, which loves many hosts; N.L. fem. adj. polyxenophila, loving many strange compounds
16S rRNA gene:
AJ630204
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Schrallhammer M, Ferrantini F, Vannini C, Galati S, Schweikert M, Gortz HD, Verni F, Petroni G. 'Candidatus Megaira polyxenophila' gen. nov., sp. nov.: considerations on evolutionary history, host range and shift of early divergent rickettsiae. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72581. 
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 Megaera polyxenophila" corrig. Schrallhammer et al. 2013
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Megaera polyxenophila" corrig. Schrallhammer et al. 2013 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 Megaira" Schrallhammer et al. 2013.
Publication:
Schrallhammer M, Ferrantini F, Vannini C, Galati S, Schweikert M, Gortz HD, Verni F, Petroni G. 'Candidatus Megaira polyxenophila' gen. nov., sp. nov.: considerations on evolutionary history, host range and shift of early divergent rickettsiae. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72581.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Megaira" Schrallhammer et al. 2013.
Publication:
Schrallhammer M, Ferrantini F, Vannini C, Galati S, Schweikert M, Gortz HD, Verni F, Petroni G. 'Candidatus Megaira polyxenophila' gen. nov., sp. nov.: considerations on evolutionary history, host range and shift of early divergent rickettsiae. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72581.
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Megaira" Schrallhammer et al. 2013
Assigned by:
Schrallhammer M, Ferrantini F, Vannini C, Galati S, Schweikert M, Gortz HD, Verni F, Petroni G. 'Candidatus Megaira polyxenophila' gen. nov., sp. nov.: considerations on evolutionary history, host range and shift of early divergent rickettsiae. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72581.
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Record number: 2463
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