关于"Firmicutes"作为一个族群名称的地位和保留的意见征求
Mark J Pallen1,2,3
1Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK.
概括
尽管命名规则发生了变化,但 prokaryotic 类名称 Firmicutes 可能会保留. 这个分类学问题,关于它的有效性和与Bacillota的拟议同义词,被提交给司法委员会做出决定.
科学领域:
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 细菌学 细菌学是一门学科.
- 纳税学是一种分类学.
背景情况:
- 最近出版了42个新的 prokaryotic 类名称,包括 Bacillota.
- 巴西洛塔被提议作为有效发表的Firmacutes名称及其正写纠正Firmicutes的同义词.
- Firmacutes被列入批准的细菌名称清单,这表明先前的有效出版.
研究的目的:
- 为了解决细菌系名称Firmicutes的分类学地位和潜在保留问题.
- 解决新命名规则与已确定的名称Firmicutes之间的冲突.
- 寻求司法委员会关于Firmicutes的官方意见.
主要方法:
- 对 prokaryotic 命名规则和历史出版物的审查.
- 分析Firmacutes名称在批准的细菌名称清单中的地位.
- 将案件提交给司法委员会,以获得正式裁决.
主要成果:
- 根据现行规则,关于Firmicutes名称的有效发布和地位存在不确定性.
- 新的命名准则要求类型属和特定的后 (-ota) 属名称.
- 实际的论点支持保留广泛使用的名称Firmicutes.
结论:
- 目前正在审查细菌系名称Firmicutes的有效性和保留情况.
- 需要司法委员会的意见来确定Firmicutes的分类学地位.
- 需要分辨率才能确保 prokaryotic 命名体系的分类学稳定性.
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