Subphylum "Euryarchaeota"

Name: "Euryarchaeota" (Woese et al. 1990) Cavalier-Smith 1998

Category: Subphylum

Proposed as: new subphylum

Etymology: Eur.y.arch.ae.o’ta. Gr. masc. adj. eurys, for the relatively broad spectrum of niches occupied by these organisms and their varied patterns of metabolism (broad, wide, spacious); Gr. masc. adj. archaîos, ancient, primitive; N.L. neut. pl. n. Euryarchaeota, from the Kingdom Euryarchaeota (Woese, Kandler and Wheelis 1990, 4579)

Gender: neuter

Original publication: Cavalier-Smith T. A revised six-kingdom system of life. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 1998; 73:203-266. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

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Record number: 29273
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