Name: "Candidatus Tethybacter castellensis" Taylor et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: cas.tell.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. castellensis, from Latin castellum, meaning a small fort, a feature at Bare Island, NSW, Australia [incorrectly formed: not a location]

Gender: masculine

Nomenclatural type: Cym b2r

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

Original publication: Taylor JA, Palladino G, Wemheuer B, Steinert G, Sipkema D, Williams TJ, Thomas T. Phylogeny resolved, metabolism revealed: functional radiation within a widespread and divergent clade of sponge symbionts. ISME J 2021; 15:503-519.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Tethybacter" Taylor et al. 2021. Publication: Taylor JA, Palladino G, Wemheuer B, Steinert G, Sipkema D, Williams TJ, Thomas T. Phylogeny resolved, metabolism revealed: functional radiation within a widespread and divergent clade of sponge symbionts. ISME J 2021; 15:503-519.

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Tethybacter" Taylor et al. 2021

Assigned by: Taylor JA, Palladino G, Wemheuer B, Steinert G, Sipkema D, Williams TJ, Thomas T. Phylogeny resolved, metabolism revealed: functional radiation within a widespread and divergent clade of sponge symbionts. ISME J 2021; 15:503-519.

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Record number: 18112