Superphylum "Planctochlora"

Name: "Planctochlora" Cavalier-Smith 2020

Category: Superphylum

Proposed as: new superphylum

Etymology: Planc.to.chlo’ra. N.L. fem. pl. n. Planctochlora, combines elements from constituent phylum Planctobacteria and subphylum Chlorobia of Sphingobacteria [incorrectly formed: last component may not be plural]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: plank-to-KHLO-ra, feminine

Type order: Planctomycetales Schlesner and Stackebrandt 1987

Original publication: Cavalier-Smith T, Chao EE. Multidomain ribosomal protein trees and the planctobacterial origin of neomura (eukaryotes, archaebacteria). Protoplasma 2020; 257:621-753. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

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Record number: 14447

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