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Taxon: Class Proteobacteria Stackebrandt et al. 1988 nom. rej. (prokaryote)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  Stackebrandt et al., 1988, nom. descript., nom. rej.
Original name, rank & spelling:  Stackebrandt, E., Murray, R.G.E. & Trüper, H.G. 1988. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 38 (2)

Eponymous persons

Proteus: ["Πρωτεύς"] Greek mythology: a sea god able to assume many shapes Ref: 2020-present: [1 May 2026]. ("capable of assuming many different shapes")

Attributes

Nomen dubium (nom. dub.) Ref: LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN: [2 May 2026] ("Nomen dubium et ambiguum (Rule 56a).").
Nomen ambiguum (nom. ambig.) Ref: LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN: [2 May 2026] ("Nomen dubium et ambiguum (Rule 56a).").
Descriptive name ([nom. illeg.]: nom. descript.) [ICNP, 2025: Rule 8; Judicial Opinion 129: 3-4, 7 (>order)] Ref: D.R. Arahal et al. 2024. Judicial Opinion 129: 7.
Type order: not designated (nom. illeg.: sine typo) [ICNP, 2022: Rules 22, 27(3) ([sub]class; <2023)] Ref: LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN: [2 May 2026] ("No type order designated.").
Rejected name (nom. rej.) [ICNP, 2019: Rule 56a] Ref: LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN: [2 May 2026] ("Rejected name (Opinion 128).").

Variants

Different rank: Proteobacteria (Phylum) Garrity and Holt 2001 nom. nud.
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