Firmibacteria

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Class Firmibacteria

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (--->) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

Classification - List of orders and suborders included in the class - Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction".

Firmibacteria Murray 1988, class. nov.
Type order: ¤ Bacillales Prévot 1953 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. adj. firmus, strong; Gr. n. baktêria, staff, cane; N.L. neut. pl. n. Firmibacteria, bacteria with a strong cell wall.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 25. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 220-222. [MURRAY (R.G.E.): The higher taxa, or, a place for everything...? In: N.R. KRIEG and J.G. HOLT (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 1, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1984, pp. 31-34.]
Validation List N° 25 in IJSEM Online

Note: Firmibacteria Murray 1988 is an earlier homotypic synonym of ¤ Teichobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002.