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Taxon: Division "Proteobacteria" Cavalier-Smith 2002 stat. inval. (prokaryote)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  Stackebrandt et al., 1988 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 2002, nom. descript., stat. inval.
Unavailable original name:  Stackebrandt et al., 1988. [class].
Original name, rank & spelling:  Cavalier-Smith, T. 2002a. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: tbl. 1 (p. 11).

Eponymous persons

Proteus: ["Πρωτεύς"] Greek mythology: a sea god able to assume many shapes Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 2002a: tbl. 1 (p. 11). ("referring to the great variety of bacteria included")

Attributes

Effectively, but not validly, published name (nom. inval.) [ICNP, 2019: Rule 25, App. 7 (IJSEM)] Ref: LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN: [1 May 2026].
Rank not covered by the Code (stat. inval.) [ICNP, 2025: Rule 5b] Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present. Syst. Nat. 2000: 1 May 2026.
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. [implicit]

Types

Type of: Exoflagellata (Superdivision) Cavalier-Smith 2002
Type: Rhodobacteria (Subdivision) Cavalier-Smith 2002
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