Etymology:
Ac.ti.no.bac.te’ri.a. Gr. actino, ray, because of their often filamentous character and inclusion of all actinomycetes; N.L. neut. pl. n.Actinobacteria, actinomycete bacteria with diverse morphologies
Original publication:
Cavalier-Smith T. The neomuran origin of archaebacteria, the negibacterial root of the universal tree and bacterial megaclassification. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:7-76.
Nomenclatural status:
not validly published
Taxonomic status:
preferred name (not correct name)
Notes:
Cavalier-Smith (2002) assigned this subdivision to the division "Posibacteria" Cavalier-Smith 2002.Publication:
Cavalier-Smith T. The neomuran origin of archaebacteria, the negibacterial root of the universal tree and bacterial megaclassification. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:7-76.
Cavalier-Smith (2002) assigned the class Arthrobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002 to this subdivision.Publication:
Cavalier-Smith T. The neomuran origin of archaebacteria, the negibacterial root of the universal tree and bacterial megaclassification. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:7-76.
Cavalier-Smith (2002) assigned the class Arabobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002 to this subdivision.Publication:
Cavalier-Smith T. The neomuran origin of archaebacteria, the negibacterial root of the universal tree and bacterial megaclassification. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:7-76.
Cavalier-Smith (2002) assigned the class Streptomycetes Cavalier-Smith 2002 to this subdivision.Publication:
Cavalier-Smith T. The neomuran origin of archaebacteria, the negibacterial root of the universal tree and bacterial megaclassification. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:7-76.
This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Acfinobacteria"; "Acinobacteria"; "Acitinobacteria"; "Aclinobacteria"; "Acnitobacteria"; "Acnnobacteria"; "Acrimbacteria"; "Actenobacteria"; "Actiizobacteria"; "Actinbacteria"; "Actinibacteria"; "Actinobacteiia"; "Actinobacterla"; "Actinobacteru"; "Actinobacteu"; "Actinobactew"; "Actinobactrria"; "Actinobacttria"; "Actinohacteria"; "Actinombacteria"; "Actionbacteria"; "Actionobacteria"; "Actnobacteria"; "Adinobacteria"; "Antinobacteria".
The taxonomic category of this name is not currently in use in the LPSN hierarchy. For this reason, this name does not have a parent taxon and does not have child taxa.
Actinobacteria was previously validly published as class, Actinobacteria Stackebrandt et al. 1997.Publication:
Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491.
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