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Species "Xihecaenimonas phototrophica"
Name: "Xihecaenimonas phototrophica" Li et al. 2023
Etymology: pho.to.tro’phi.ca. Gr. neut. n. phôs (gen. phôtos), light; Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, nursing, tending or feeding; N.L. fem. adj. phototrophica, referring to the likely capacity to use light for energy generation
Pronunciation, gender: pho-to-TRO-phi-ka, feminine
Nomenclatural type: LLY-WYZ-6_1
Original publication:
Li L, Huang D, Hu Y, Rudling NM, Canniffe DP, Wang F, Wang Y. Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6450. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Xihecaenimonas" Li et al. 2023.
Publication:
Li L, Huang D, Hu Y, Rudling NM, Canniffe DP, Wang F, Wang Y. Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6450.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Xihecaenimonas" Li et al. 2023.
Publication:
Li L, Huang D, Hu Y, Rudling NM, Canniffe DP, Wang F, Wang Y. Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6450.
Parent taxon: "Xihecaenimonas" Li et al. 2023
Assigned by:
Li L, Huang D, Hu Y, Rudling NM, Canniffe DP, Wang F, Wang Y. Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6450.
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Record number: 50767
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