Proposal to include the rank of phylum in the international code of nomenclature of prokaryotes
- Oren, Aharon
- Costa, Milton S. da
- Garrity, George M.
- Rainey, Fred A.
- Rosselló-Mora, Ramón
- Schink, Bernhard
- Sutcliffe, Iain
- Trujillo, Martha E.
- Whitman, William B.
Publication date
June 2016
DOI Publisher
Microbiology Society Journal
issn: 1466-5026Abstract
The International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes covers the nomenclature of prokaryotes up to the rank of class. We propose here modifying the Code to include the rank of phylum so that names of phyla that fulfil the rules of the Code will obtain standing in the nomenclature.Peer Reviewe
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