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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Candidatus Sifarchaeum subterraneum"

Name: "Candidatus Sifarchaeum subterraneum" corrig. Farag et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: sub.ter.ra’ne.um. L. neut. adj. subterraneum, subterranean

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sif-ar-KHA͡E-um sub-ter-RA-ne-um, neuter

Nomenclatural type: bin 142

Effective publication: Farag IF, Zhao R, Biddle JF. "Sifarchaeota," a Novel Asgard Phylum from Costa Rican Sediment Capable of Polysaccharide Degradation and Anaerobic Methylotrophy. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:0. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A. Candidatus list no. 4. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5545.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

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

Taxonomic status: pro-correct name

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Sifarchaeum" corrig. Farag et al. 2021

Assigned by: Farag IF, Zhao R, Biddle JF. "Sifarchaeota," a Novel Asgard Phylum from Costa Rican Sediment Capable of Polysaccharide Degradation and Anaerobic Methylotrophy. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:0. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 35471

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