Name: "Eobacteria" Cavalier-Smith 2006

Category: Superdivision

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 (Latin), 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)

• Notes:
  • 🧕 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. 🇬🇧
  • 🧒 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.
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).

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Record number: 4727