Name: "Candidatus Promineofilum breve" McIlroy et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: bre’ve. L. neut. adj. breve, short, the shape of the cell

Gender: neuter

Type strain: Cfx-K

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LN890655 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: McIlroy SJ, Karst SM, Nierychlo M, Dueholm MS, Albertsen M, Kirkegaard RH, Seviour RJ, Nielsen PH. Genomic and in situ investigations of the novel uncultured Chloroflexi associated with 0092 morphotype filamentous bulking in activated sludge. ISME J 2016; 10:2223-2234.

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

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and no standing)

Preferred name: "Candidatus Promineifilum breve" corrig. McIlroy et al. 2016

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Promineifilum breve" corrig. McIlroy et al. 2016	corrected spelling of name, not validly published
    "Candidatus Promineifilum breve" Chuvochina et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Promineofilum" McIlroy et al. 2016. Publication: McIlroy SJ, Karst SM, Nierychlo M, Dueholm MS, Albertsen M, Kirkegaard RH, Seviour RJ, Nielsen PH. Genomic and in situ investigations of the novel uncultured Chloroflexi associated with 0092 morphotype filamentous bulking in activated sludge. ISME J 2016; 10:2223-2234.

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Promineofilum" McIlroy et al. 2016

Assigned by: McIlroy SJ, Karst SM, Nierychlo M, Dueholm MS, Albertsen M, Kirkegaard RH, Seviour RJ, Nielsen PH. Genomic and in situ investigations of the novel uncultured Chloroflexi associated with 0092 morphotype filamentous bulking in activated sludge. ISME J 2016; 10:2223-2234.

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Record number: 2801