Harmonizing Prokaryotic Nomenclature: Fixing the Fuss over Phylum Name Flipping
Adyasha Panda, Salim T. Islam, Gaurav Sharma
Abstract
Lloyd and Tahon recently criticized proposed bacterial phylum nomenclature changes (K.G. Lloyd, G. Tahon, Nat Rev Microbiol 20:123-124, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-022-00684-2 ) precipitated by the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes (ICSP)’s official recognition of phylum nomenclature rules. Here, we extend the critique.
Topics & Concepts
PhylumNomenclatureEuryarchaeotaBiologyCorrect nameSpecies nameArchaeaThaumarchaeotaZoologyTaxonomy (biology)Evolutionary biologyGeneticsPaleontologyBacteriaGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyBacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing