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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Candidatus Nitrosopumilus limneticus"

Name: "Candidatus Nitrosopumilus limneticus" Klotz et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: lim.ne’ti.cus. N.L. masc. adj. limneticus, belonging to a lake; from Gr. fem. n. limnê, lake, swamp

Pronunciation, gender: lim-NE-ti-kus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: AOA-LC4

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Original publication: Klotz F, Kitzinger K, Ngugi DK, Busing P, Littmann S, Kuypers MMM, Schink B, Pester M. Quantification of archaea-driven freshwater nitrification from single cell to ecosystem levels. ISME J 2022; 16:1647-1656. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

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

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Nitrosopumilus" Könneke et al. 2005

Assigned by: Klotz F, Kitzinger K, Ngugi DK, Busing P, Littmann S, Kuypers MMM, Schink B, Pester M. Quantification of archaea-driven freshwater nitrification from single cell to ecosystem levels. ISME J 2022; 16:1647-1656. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 28987
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