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#1 Armatimonadota classes: Carlton et al. 2023

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43705-023-00269-x

Candidatus Hebobacterum abditum

Candidatus Hebobacterum abditum (ab.di’tum. L. neut. adj. abditum, hidden). A marine sediment taxon reconstructed from environmental sampling, likely autotrophic and capable of unique roles in nitrogen and sulfur cycling. This uncultured lineage is represented by the genome “M3-44_Bin_391”, NCBI BioSample SAMN20205124, recovered from Bohai Sea sediments, and defined as a high-quality metagenome-assembled genome with an estimated completeness of 90.59% and 4.01% contamination, the presence of an incomplete (68%) 23S rRNA gene and 20 distinct tRNAs.

Candidatus Zipacnadum vermilionense

Candidatus Zipacnadum vermilionense (ver.mi.li.o.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. vermilionense, pertaining to the Vermilion Sea (aka the Gulf of California)). A marine sediment taxon reconstructed from environmental sampling, capable of unique roles in carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur cycling. This uncultured lineage is represented by the genome “AB_3033_Bin_57”, NCBI BioSample SAMN26807170, recovered from Guaymas Basin sediments, and defined as a high-quality metagenome-assembled genome with an estimated completeness of 94.44% and 0.93% contamination, the presence of a complete 16S and 23S rRNA gene, and 20 distinct tRNAs.

Candidatus Hebobacterum gen. nov

Candidatus Hebobacterum gen. nov. (He.bo.bac.te’rum. Ch. masc. n. Hebo, god of the Yellow River; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, unicellular microorganism which lack an organized nucleus; N.L. neut. n. Hebobacterum, referring to the type genus Hebobacterum). Type species: Candidatus Hebobacterum abditum.

Candidatus Zipacnadum gen. nov

Candidatus Zipacnadum gen. nov. (Zi.pac.na’dum. Sp. masc. n. Zipacna, Mayan mythological figure representing the earth’s crust; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, unicellular microorganism which lack an organized nucleus; N.L. neut. n. Zipacnadum, referring to the type genus Zipacnadum). Type species: Candidatus Zipacnadum vermilionense.

Descriptions of higher taxonomic ranks

Description of Candidatus Hebobacteraceae fam. nov. (He.bo.bac.te.ra’ce.ae. N.L. neut. n. Hebobacterum, referring to the type genus Hebobacterum; -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Hebobacteraceae, the Hebobacterum family). Type genus: Candidatus Hebobacterum.

Description of Candidatus Zipacnadum fam. nov. (Zi.pac.na.da’ce.ae. N.L. neut. n. Zipacnadum, referring to the type genus Zipacnadum; -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Zipacnadaceae, the Zipacnadum family). Type genus: Candidatus Zipacnadum.

Description of Candidatus Hebobacterales ord. nov. (He.bo.bac.te.ra’les. N.L. neut. n. Hebobacterum, referring to the type genus Hebobacterum; -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Hebobacterales, the Hebobacterum order). Type genus: Candidatus Hebobacterum.

Description of Candidatus Zipacnadales ord. nov. (Zi.pac.na.da’les. N.L. neut. n. Zipacnadum, referring to the type genus Zipacnadum; -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Zipacnadales, the Zipacnadum order). Type genus: Candidatus Zipacnadum.

Description of Candidatus Hebobacteria class nov. (He.bo.bac.te’ri.a. N.L. neut. n. Hebobacterum, referring to the type genus Hebobacterum; -ia, ending to denote a class; N.L. fem. pl. n. Hebobacteraceae, the Hebobacterum class). Type genus: Candidatus Hebobacterum.

Description of Candidatus Zipacnadia class nov. (Zi.pac.na’di.a. N.L. neut. n. Zipacnadum, referring to the type genus Zipacnadum; -ia, ending to denote a class; N.L. fem. pl. n. Zipacnadia, the Zipacnadum class). Type genus: Candidatus Zipacnadum.

#1 FCB superphylum**: Gong et al. 2022**

in New globally distributed bacterial phyla within the FCB superphylum | Nature Communications

In the Suppl. under - under “Description of novel taxa”

Description of novel taxa

Candidatus Blakebacterota (Bla.ke. N.L. neut. bacteria; N.L. neut. n. Blakebacterota a bacteria named after Dr. Ruth Blake). Type species: Candidatus Blakebacterum guaymasense.
Candidatus Blakebacterum guaymasense (gu.a.y.ma.sen’se N.L. neut. adj. pertaining to
Guaymas Basin, Mexico). This uncultured lineage is represented by the genome
“Meg22_46_Bin_213” consisting of 3.09 Mbps in 527 contigs with an estimated completeness of
89.0%, an estimated contamination of 6.6%. The MAG was recovered from Guaymas Basin
sediment from 4-6 cm at station Meg22.

Candidatus Blakebacteraceae (Bla.ke.bac.te.ra.ce’ae. N.L. neut. n. Blakebacterum, Candidatus
generic name; -aceae ending to denote the family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Blakebacteraceae, the
Blakebacterum family). The family is described based on a 37 concatenated conserved marker gene phylogeny. Type
genus is Candidatus Blakebacterum.

Candidatus Blakebacterales (Bla.ke.bac.te.ra’les. N.L. neut. n. Blakebacterum, Candidatus
generic name; -ales ending to denote the order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Blakebacterales, the
Blakebacterum order). The order is described based on a 37 concatenated conserved marker gene phylogeny. Type genus is Candidatus Blakebacterum.

Candidatus Blakebacteria (Bla.ke.bac.te’ri.a. N.L. neut. n. Blakebacterum, Candidatus generic
name; -ia ending to denote the class; N.L. fem. pl. n. Blakebacteria, the Blakebacterum class).
The class is described based on a 37 concatenated conserved marker gene phylogeny. Type genus is Candidatus Blakebacterum.

Candidatus Blakebcterota (Bla.ke.bac.te.ro’ta. N.L. neut. n. Blakebacterum, Candidatus generic
name; -ota ending to denote the phylum; N.L. fem. pl. n. Blakebacterota, the Blakebacterum
phylum). The phylum is described based on a 37 concatenated conserved marker gene phylogeny. Type
genus is Candidatus Blakebacterum.

Candidatus Orphanbacterota (Or.phan. N.L. neut. bacteria; N.L. neut. n. Orphanbacterota a
bacteria named after Dr. Victoria Orphan). Type species: Candidatus Orphanbacterum
longqiense.

Candidatus Orphanbacterum longqiense (lon.gqi.en’se N.L. neut. adj. pertaining to Longqi
hydrothermal vent area in Southwest Indian Ocean). This uncultured lineage is represented by
the genome “LQ108M_Bin_12” consisting of 4.88 Mbps in 49 contigs with an estimated
completeness of 97.8%, an estimated contamination of 1.1%. The MAG was recovered from
microbiome in Longqi hydrothermal vent area in Southwest Indian Ocean.

Candidatus Orphanbacteraceae (Or.phan.bac.te.ra.ce’ae. N.L. neut. n. Orphanbacterum,
Candidatus generic name; -aceae ending to denote the family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Orphanbacteraceae, the Orphanbacterum family).

The family is described based on a 37 concatenated conserved marker gene phylogeny. Type
genus is Candidatus Orphanbacterum. Candidatus Orphanbacterales (Or.phan.bac.te.ra’les. N.L. neut. n. Orphanbacterum, Candidatus
generic name; -ales ending to denote the order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Orphanbacterales, the Orphanbacterum order).

The order is described based on a 37 concatenated conserved marker gene phylogeny. Type genus is Candidatus Orphanbacterum. Candidatus Orphanbacteria (Or.phan.bac.te’ri.a. N.L. neut. n. Orphanbacterum, Candidatus generic name; -ia ending to denote the class; N.L. fem. pl. n. Orphanbacteria, the Orphanbacterum class).

The class is described based on a 37 concatenated conserved marker gene phylogeny. Type genus is Candidatus Orphanbacterum.

Candidatus Orphanbcterota (Or.phan.bac.te.ro’ta. N.L. neut. n. Orphanbacterum, Candidatus
generic name; -ota ending to denote the phylum; N.L. fem. pl. n. Orphanbacterota, the Orphanbacterum phylum). The phylum is described based on a 37 concatenated conserved marker gene phylogeny. Type
genus is Candidatus Orphanbacterum.

Candidatus Arandabacterota (A.ran.da. N.L. neut. bacteria; N.L. neut. n. Arandabacterota a
bacteria named after Dr. Raquel Negrete-Aranda). Type species: Candidatus Arandabacterum
bohaiense.

Candidatus Arandabacterum bohaiense (bo.ha.i.en’se N.L. neut. adj. pertaining to Bohai Sea,
China). This uncultured lineage is represented by the genome “M3_30_Bin_374” consisting of
3.32 Mbps in 198 contigs with an estimated completeness of 92.2%, an estimated contamination
of 2.3%. The MAG was recovered from Bohai Sea sediment from 28-30 cm at station M3.

Candidatus Arandabacteraceae (A.ran.da.bac.te.ra.ce’ae. N.L. neut. n. Arandabacterum, Candidatus generic name; -aceae ending to denote the family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Arandabacteraceae, the Arandabacterum family). The family is described based on a 37 concatenated conserved marker gene phylogeny. Type genus is Candidatus Arandabacterum.

Candidatus Arandabacterales (A.ran.da.bac.te.ra’les. N.L. neut. n. Arandabacterum, Candidatus generic name; -ales ending to denote the order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Arandabacterales, the Arandabacterum order). The order is described based on a 37 concatenated conserved marker gene phylogeny. Type genus is Candidatus Arandabacterum.

Candidatus Arandabacteria (A.ran.da.bac.te’ri.a. N.L. neut. n. Arandabacterum, Candidatus generic name; -ia ending to denote the class; N.L. fem. pl. n. Arandabacteria, the Arandabacterum class). The class is described based on a 37 concatenated conserved marker gene phylogeny. Type genus is Candidatus Arandabacterum.

Candidatus Arandabcterota (A.ran.da.bac.te.ro’ta. N.L. neut. n. Arandabacterum, Candidatus
generic name; -ota ending to denote the phylum; N.L. fem. pl. n. Arandabacterota, the Arandabacterum phylum). The phylum is described based on a 37 concatenated conserved marker gene phylogeny. Type genus is Candidatus Arandabacterum. Candidatus Joyebacterota (Jo.y.e. N.L. neut. bacteria; N.L. neut. n. Joyebacterota a bacteria
named after Dr. Samantha Joye). Type species: Candidatus Joyebacterum haimaense.

Candidatus Joyebacterum haimaense (ha.i.maen’se N.L. neut. adj. pertaining to Haima cold seep in South China Sea, China). This uncultured lineage is represented by the genome “SY70-5-12_Bin_1” consisting of 2.91 Mbps in 231 contigs with an estimated completeness of 98.9%, an estimated contamination of 4.9%. The MAG was recovered from South China Sea sediment from 22-24 cm at station SY70.

Candidatus Joyebacteraceae (Jo.y.e.bac.te.ra.ce’ae. N.L. neut. n. Joyebacterum, Candidatus generic name; -aceae ending to denote the family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Joyebacteraceae, the Joyebacterum family). The family is described based on a 37 concatenated conserved marker gene phylogeny. Type genus is Candidatus Joyebacterum.

Candidatus Joyebacterales (Jo.y.e.bac.te.ra’les. N.L. neut. n. Joyebacterum, Candidatus generic name; -ales ending to denote the order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Joyebacterales, the Joyebacterum order). The order is described based on a 37 concatenated conserved marker gene phylogeny. Type genus is Candidatus Joyebacterum.

Candidatus Joyebacteria (Jo.y.e.bac.te’ri.a. N.L. neut. n. Joyebacterum, Candidatus generic name; -ia ending to denote the class; N.L. fem. pl. n. Joyebacteria, the Joyebacterum class).
The class is described based on a 37 concatenated conserved marker gene phylogeny. Type genus is Candidatus Joyebacterum.

Candidatus Joyebcterota (Jo.y.e.bac.te.ro’ta. N.L. neut. n. Joyebacterum, Candidatus generic
name; -ota ending to denote the phylum; N.L. fem. pl. n. Joybacterota, the Joyebacterum phylum).

The phylum is described based on a 37 concatenated conserved marker gene phylogeny. Type
genus is Candidatus Joyebacterum.

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Hi GTDB team,
Here are a few new names we proposed under the SeqCode, in the following publication: Redirecting

Tiamatella incendiivivens, gen. nov., sp. nov. Designated type: S016_52_esom, Genbank accession WALW00000000.1
Hestiella acidicharens, gen. nov., sp. nov. Designated type: 131-447_51_esom, Genbank accession JAALXO000000000.1
Calypsonella navitae, gen. nov., sp. nov. Designated type: M2_131_esom, Genbank accession WWDU00000000.1
Thermodiscus eudorianus sp. nov. Designated type: S143_76_esom, Genbank accession WAOW00000000.1

Thanks so much!
~Emily

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