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Firmicutes
corrig. Gibbons and Murray 1978 (Approved Lists 1980) nom. rej.
- gram-positive bacteria
(prokaryote)
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Entity:
[Eubacteria] (Subkingdom)
..[Gracilicutes] (Division)
..[Tenericutes] (Division)
..[Firmicutes] (Division) - gram-positive bacteria
....[Deinococci] (Phylum)
....[Endospora] (Phylum)
....[Pirellulae] (Phylum)
....[Thallobacteria] (Class)
....[Thermotogae] (Phylum) - thermophilic fermenters
Concise hierarchy
(Kingdom)
Bacteria
Original entries
Deinococci
(Phylum)
Margulis and Schwartz 1998 nom. ined.
Pirellulae
(Phylum)
Margulis and Schwartz 1998 nom. ined.
Thermotogae
(Phylum)
Margulis and Schwartz 1998 nom. ined.
Current position
Eubacteria
(Subkingdom)
Cavalier-Smith 1981
Ref:
L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1998
: 64.
Alternative positions
Procaryotae
(Kingdom)
Murray 1968 (Approved Lists 1980) stat. inval.
Ref:
N.R. Krieg & J.G. Holt, 1984
: 33.
[
new spelling
]
Historical positions
Eubacteria
(Subkingdom)
Cavalier-Smith 1981
Ref:
L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1998
: 64, 65.
Procaryotae
(Kingdom)
Murray 1968 (Approved Lists 1980) stat. inval.
Ref:
N.R. Krieg & J.G. Holt, 1984
: 33, 36.
[
new spelling
]
Number of Subtaxa
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
[5p]
1998
L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz
: 65
[5p]
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