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Taxon: Class Alphaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2006 (prokaryote)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation Garrity et al., in Brenner et al., eds., 2005/2006

Etymology

Derived fromProteobacteria (Phylum) Garrity et al. 2005 stat. inval. Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present: 2 May 2026.

Attributes

Orthographically correct name [ICNP, 2022: Rule 8 (class: not -ia; <2012)] Ref: LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN: [25 Apr 2026] ("orthographically correct (nominative plural noun, not formed from the name of the nomenclatural type)").

Types

Type genus, by inclusion within designated typeCaulobacter (Genus) Henrici and Johnson 1935 (Approved Lists 1980) Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [25 Apr 2026].

Variants

Not validly published nameAlphaproteobacteria (Class) "Garrity and Holt 2001" nom. nud.
Different rankAlphabacteria (Infraphylum) (Cavalier-Smith 1992) Cavalier-Smith 1998
Former rankAlphaproteobacteria (Phylum) "Anantharaman et al. 2016" nom. nud. Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [6 Jun 2026]; 6 Jun 2026. [inferred]

Synonyms

Synonymous name (objective)Alpha Group ([unranked])
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