
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.0
Name	Universal Root Woese et al. 1990
Name Status	Not Validly Published
Current Authority	Woese et al. 1990
Preferred Name	Universal Root
Taxonomic Rank	root
Nomenclatural Type	No nomenclatural type has been designated for this root.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.0


Proper Form	Universal Root Woese et al. 1990
Nomenclatural History	The root Universal Root was originally proposed by Woese et al. 1990. This name replaces the name Schizomycetes von Nägeli 1857 (Approved Lists 1980) . This unnamed taxon has no rank and serves as the root of the universal phylogenetic tree proposed by Woese et al. 1990.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Universal Root Woese et al. 1990.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.0.
Source File	10.1601/nm.0.xml


This information was last reviewed on January 28, 2017.

References

Woese CR, Kandler O, Wheelis ML. Towards a natural system of organisms: proposal for the domains Archaea, Bacteria, and Eucarya. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1990; 87:4576-4579. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.87.12.4576 [PubMed].