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Taxon: Class Deltaproteobacteria Kuever et al. 2006 (prokaryote)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation Kuever 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: 1 May 2026.

Types

TypeMyxococcus (Genus) Thaxter 1892 (Approved Lists 1980) Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [1 May 2026].

Variants

Not validly published nameDeltaproteobacteria (Class) "Garrity and Holt 2001" nom. nud.
Former rankDeltaproteobacteria (Phylum) "Anantharaman et al. 2016" nom. nud. Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [6 Jun 2026]; 6 Jun 2026. [inferred]
Incorrect spellingDeltaprotebacteria (Class) Ref: L.A. Hug et al., 2016: fig. 1. [inferred]

Synonyms

Alternative nameDeltabacteria (Class) Cavalier-Smith 2002 nom. rej. Ref: J.P. Euzéby, 2016: [31 Aug 2017].
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