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Taxon: Superkingdom Prokaryotae (prokaryote)
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Etymology

Greek πρό, before. Ref: L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1998: 41.
Greek karyon, seed. Ref: L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1998: 41.
Greek karyon, kernel. Ref: L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1998: 41.
Greek karyon, nucleus. Ref: L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1998: 41.

Variants

Different rankProkaryota (Domain)
Preferred terminationProkarya (Superkingdom) Ref: L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1998: 16.

Synonyms

Accepted name (objective)Bacteria (Kingdom) (Cohn 1870) Cavalier-Smith 1983 Ref: L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1998: 39.
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