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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Candidatus Vampirococcus lugosii"

Name: "Candidatus Vampirococcus lugosii" Moreira et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: lu.go’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. lugosii, named after Bela Lugosi (1882-1956), who played the role of the vampire in the iconic 1931 film Dracula

Pronunciation, gender: lu-GO-si-i, masculine

Nomenclatural type: Chiprana

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16S rRNA gene: MW286273 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Moreira D, Zivanovic Y, Lopez-Archilla AI, Iniesto M, Lopez-Garcia P. Reductive evolution and unique predatory mode in the CPR bacterium Vampirococcus lugosii. Nat Commun 2021; 12:2454. 🇫🇷

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: "Vampirococcus" Guerrero et al. 1986

Assigned by: Moreira D, Zivanovic Y, Lopez-Archilla AI, Iniesto M, Lopez-Garcia P. Reductive evolution and unique predatory mode in the CPR bacterium Vampirococcus lugosii. Nat Commun 2021; 12:2454. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 3294
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