Oren Aharon
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, The Institute of Life Sciences, The Edmond J. Safra Campus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes. 2024 Mar 11;10(1):20. doi: 10.1038/s41522-024-00494-9.
The nomenclature of prokaryotes is regulated by the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. In view of inconsistencies in the use of names of many prokaryotic taxa and confusion caused by recent nomenclature changes, this essay presents an overview of how to use correct names of taxa. It includes information on validly published names of prokaryotic phyla, the way to deal with names of species that were transferred to newly created genera, and the nomenclature of uncultivated Candidatus taxa. It also provides recommendations for databases that provide reliable nomenclature information.
原核生物的命名法由《原核生物国际命名法规》的规则来规范。鉴于许多原核生物分类单元名称使用上的不一致以及近期命名法变化所造成的混乱,本文概述了如何使用正确的分类单元名称。它包括有关原核生物门有效发表名称的信息、处理转移到新创建属的物种名称的方法以及未培养的“暂定”分类单元的命名法。它还为提供可靠命名信息的数据库提供了建议。