Name: "Candidatus Nanogingivalis gingivalis" corrig. McLean et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: gin.gi.va’lis. L. fem. n. gingiva, gum; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. gingivalis, pertaining to the gums, gingival

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: na-no-gin-gi-WA-lis gin-gi-WA-lis, masculine

Nomenclatural type: Saccharibacteria bacterium TM7_CMJM_G6_1_HOT_870; TM7_CMJM_G6_1_HOT_870

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

Effective publication: McLean JS, Bor B, Kerns KA, Liu Q, To TT, Solden L, Hendrickson EL, Wrighton K, Shi W, He X. Acquisition and Adaptation of Ultra-small Parasitic Reduced Genome Bacteria to Mammalian Hosts. Cell Rep 2020; 32:107939. 🇺🇸

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

Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: pro-correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Nanogingivalis gingivitcus" McLean et al. 2020	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Nanogingivalis" McLean et al. 2020. Publication: McLean JS, Bor B, Kerns KA, Liu Q, To TT, Solden L, Hendrickson EL, Wrighton K, Shi W, He X. Acquisition and Adaptation of Ultra-small Parasitic Reduced Genome Bacteria to Mammalian Hosts. Cell Rep 2020; 32:107939. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 This species was confirmed as the type species of its monotypic genus in Appendix 1 of Candidatus List No. 6.

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Nanogingivalis" McLean et al. 2020

Assigned by: McLean JS, Bor B, Kerns KA, Liu Q, To TT, Solden L, Hendrickson EL, Wrighton K, Shi W, He X. Acquisition and Adaptation of Ultra-small Parasitic Reduced Genome Bacteria to Mammalian Hosts. Cell Rep 2020; 32:107939. 🇺🇸

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