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Superdivision "Eobacteria"
Name: "Eobacteria" Cavalier-Smith 2006
Proposed as: new superdivision
Etymology: E.o.bac.te’ri.a. Gr. fem. n. Êôs, dawn, because the absence of lipopolysaccharide suggests they may be the earliest negibacteria; N.L. neut. pl. n. Eobacteria
Pronunciation, gender: e-o-bak-TE-ri-a, neuter
Type order: Chloroflexales Gupta et al. 2013
Original publication:
Cavalier-Smith T. Rooting the tree of life by transition analyses. Biol Direct 2006; 1:19. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
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🧕 Cavalier-Smith (2006) assigned this superdivision to the infrakingdom "Glidobacteria" Cavalier-Smith 2006.
Publication:
Cavalier-Smith T. Rooting the tree of life by transition analyses. Biol Direct 2006; 1:19.
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🧒 Cavalier-Smith (2006) assigned the phylum "Chlorobacteria" Cavalier-Smith 2006 to this superdivision.
Publication:
Cavalier-Smith T. Rooting the tree of life by transition analyses. Biol Direct 2006; 1:19.
- 😵 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.
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🧕 Cavalier-Smith (2006) assigned this superdivision to the infrakingdom "Glidobacteria" Cavalier-Smith 2006.
Publication:
Cavalier-Smith T. Rooting the tree of life by transition analyses. Biol Direct 2006; 1:19.
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Record number: 4727
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