Subkingdom "Archaebacteria"

Name: "Archaebacteria" Cavalier-Smith 1981

Category: Subkingdom

Proposed as: new subkingdom

Etymology: Ar.chae.bac.te’ri.a. N.L. neut. pl. n. archaea, ancient; N.L. neut. pl. n. Archaebacteria

Pronunciation, gender: ar-kha͡e-bak-TE-ri-a, neuter

Original publication: Cavalier-Smith T. Eukaryote kingdoms: seven or nine? Biosystems 1981; 14:461-481.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

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Record number: 29416
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