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Species "Candidatus Wolframiiraptor allenii"
Name: "Candidatus Wolframiiraptor allenii" Buessecker et al. 2022
Etymology: al.len’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. allenii, of Allen, named for Dr. Eugene T. Allen (1864-1964), an American geochemist, for his pioneering work on the geochemistry of Yellowstone National Park, USA
Nomenclatural type: MAG LGB-01.bin.22
Original publication:
Buessecker S, Palmer M, Lai D, Dimapilis J, Mayali X, Mosier D, Jiao JY, Colman DR, Keller LM, St John E, et al. An essential role for tungsten in the ecology and evolution of a previously uncultivated lineage of anaerobic, thermophilic Archaea. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3773. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Wolframiiraptor" Buessecker et al. 2022
Assigned by:
Buessecker S, Palmer M, Lai D, Dimapilis J, Mayali X, Mosier D, Jiao JY, Colman DR, Keller LM, St John E, et al. An essential role for tungsten in the ecology and evolution of a previously uncultivated lineage of anaerobic, thermophilic Archaea. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3773.
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Record number: 57550
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