Proposal of the suffix -ota to denote phyla. Addendum to 'Proposal to include the rank of phylum in the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes'

Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2018 Mar;68(3):967-969. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002593. Epub 2018 Jan 18.

Abstract

As an addendum to the earlier proposal to include the rank of phylum in the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (Oren et al., Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015;65:4284-4287) we propose the suffix -ota to denote phyla, replacing the somewhat awkward -aeota. We therefore present a new draft modified version of Rule 8 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes and a corrected list of names of phyla to be considered for validation after approval of the proposal to include the rank of phylum in the Code.

Keywords: Prokaryotic Code; names; phylum.

MeSH terms

  • Bacteria / classification*
  • Classification
  • Terminology as Topic*