Subphylum "Teichobacteria"

Name: "Teichobacteria" Cavalier-Smith 1998

Category: Subphylum

Proposed as: new subphylum

Etymology: Te.i.cho.bac.te’ri.a. Gr. neut. n. teîchos, wall; N.L. neut. pl. n. bacteria, plural of bacterium; N.L. neut. pl. n. Teichobacteria, group of bacteria which encompass teichoic acid in their walls (not formed from a genus name)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: te-i-kho-bak-TE-ri-a, 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: 29271
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