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Taxon: Subphylum "Chlorobacteria" Cavalier-Smith 1998 nom. inval. (prokaryote)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  (T. Cavalier-Smith, 1992 ex) T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998, nom. inval.
Unavailable original name & spelling:  Cavalier-Smith, T. 1992. In D.J. Chadwick & J. Whelan (eds.), CIBA Foundation Symposium (no. 171): tbl. 2 (p. 70). [phylum, nom. inval.].
Original name, rank & spelling:  Cavalier-Smith, T. 1998. Biol. Rev. 73: tbl. 2 (p. 218: "Subdivision or subphylum", "Cavalier-Smith 1992").
Description/Diagnosis in English:  op. cit.: tbl. 2 (p. 218).

Attributes

Effectively, but not validly, published name (nom. inval.) [ICNP, 2019: Rule 25, App. 7 (IJSEM)] Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present. Syst. Nat. 2000: 26 Nov 2025.

Variants

Original rank: Chlorobacteria (Phylum) Cavalier-Smith 1992 nom. inval. Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998: tbl. 2 (p. 218: "§"; p. 219: "§ Originally treated as separate phyla (Cavalier-Smith, 1992a)"). [new]
Current rank: Chlorobacteria (Class) Cavalier-Smith 2002 nom. illeg., nom. rej. Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 2002a: tbl. 1 (p. 10); 26 Nov 2025. [new] [inferred]
Former rank: Chlorobacteria (Phylum) Cavalier-Smith 1992 nom. inval. Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998: tbl. 2 (p. 218). [new]

Synonyms

Accepted name: Chloroflexi (Phylum) Garrity and Holt 2002 stat. inval.
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