Name: "Candidatus Zhurongbacter thermophilus" Leng et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: ther.mo’phi.lus. N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; N.L. masc. adj. thermophilus, sic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … t^her-MO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: 3DAC

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16S rRNA gene: CP046447 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Leng H, Wang Y, Zhao W, Sievert SM, Xiao X. Identification of a deep-branching thermophilic clade sheds light on early bacterial evolution. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4354. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Zhurongbacter" Leng et al. 2023. Publication: Leng H, Wang Y, Zhao W, Sievert SM, Xiao X. Identification of a deep-branching thermophilic clade sheds light on early bacterial evolution. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4354. 🇨🇳
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Zhurongbacter" Leng et al. 2023

Assigned by: Leng H, Wang Y, Zhao W, Sievert SM, Xiao X. Identification of a deep-branching thermophilic clade sheds light on early bacterial evolution. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4354. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 69089