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              <authority>(sic) Garrity et al. 2021</authority>
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              <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.40185" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.2552" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.2553" rank="phylum" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.808">Pseudomonadota</identifier>
              <authority>corrig. Garrity et al. 2021</authority>
              <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Pseudomonadota" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.40185" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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              <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.31608" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.2552" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.2553" rank="phylum" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.808">Alphaproteobacteriota</identifier>
              <authority>(sic) Garrity et al. 2021</authority>
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                <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.809" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1248" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1251" rank="class" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.809">Alphaproteobacteria</identifier>
                <authority>Garrity et al. 2006</authority>
                <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Alphaproteobacteria" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.809" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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            <ancestor doi="10.1601/tx.17934" rank="order">
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                  <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.17934" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1512" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1513" rank="order" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.17934">Hyphomicrobiales</identifier>
                  <authority>Douglas 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
                  <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Hyphomicrobiales" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.17934" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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                    <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1511" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1512" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1513" rank="family" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1511">Hyphomicrobiaceae</identifier>
                    <authority>Babudieri 1950 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
                    <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Hyphomicrobiaceae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1511" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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                <ancestor doi="10.1601/tx.1559" rank="genus">
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                      <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1559" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1560" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1560" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1559">Prosthecomicrobium</identifier>
                      <authority>Staley 1968 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Yee et al. 2010</authority>
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        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1511" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1512" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1513" rank="family" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1511">Hyphomicrobiaceae</identifier>
          <authority>Babudieri 1950 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Hyphomicrobiaceae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1511" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1546" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1547" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1547" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1546">Filomicrobium</identifier>
          <authority>Schlesner 1988</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Filomicrobium" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1546" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1552" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1553" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1553" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1552">Methylorhabdus</identifier>
          <authority>Doronina et al. 1996</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methylorhabdus" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1552" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.1527" rank="genus">
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1527" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1528" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1528" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1527">Ancalomicrobium</identifier>
          <authority>Staley 1968 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Dahal et al. 2018</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ancalomicrobium" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1527" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1554" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1555" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1555" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1554">Pedomicrobium</identifier>
          <authority>Aristovskaya 1961 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Gebers and Beese 1988</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Pedomicrobium" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1554" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1564" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1565" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1565" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1564">Rhodomicrobium</identifier>
          <authority>Duchow and Douglas 1949 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Imhoff et al. 1984</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rhodomicrobium" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1564" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.1538" rank="genus">
      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1538" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1539" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1510" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1538">Blastochloris</identifier>
          <authority>Hiraishi 1997</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Blastochloris" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1538" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.1544" rank="genus">
      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1544" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1545" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1545" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1544">Dichotomicrobium</identifier>
          <authority>Hirsch and Hoffmann 1989</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Dichotomicrobium" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1544" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.8991" rank="genus">
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.8991" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.8992" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1530" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.8991">Microcyclus</identifier>
          <authority>Ørskov 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ancylobacter" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1529" illegitimate="true" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.1512" rank="genus">
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        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1512" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1513" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1513" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1512">Hyphomicrobium</identifier>
          <authority>Stutzer and Hartleb 1899 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Xu et al. 2021</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Hyphomicrobium" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1512" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.14637" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.14638" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.14638" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.14637">Zhangella</identifier>
          <authority>Xu et al. 2009</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Maritalea" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.14150" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.13075" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.13705" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.13705" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.13075">Cucumibacter</identifier>
          <authority>Hwang and Cho 2008</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Cucumibacter" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.13075" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.14150" rank="genus">
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.14150" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.14151" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.14151" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.14150">Maritalea</identifier>
          <authority>Hwang et al. 2009</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Maritalea" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.14150" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.20285" rank="genus">
      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.20285" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.20286" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1561" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.20285">Vasilyevaea</identifier>
          <authority>Yee et al. 2010</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Devosia" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1541" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.27953" rank="genus">
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        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.27953" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.27954" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.27954" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.27953">Methyloterrigena</identifier>
          <authority>Kim et al. 2015</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methyloterrigena" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.27953" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.22397" rank="genus">
      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.22397" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.22398" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.22398" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.22397">Pelagibacterium</identifier>
          <authority>Xu et al. 2011</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Pelagibacterium" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.22397" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.26503" rank="genus">
      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.26503" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.26504" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.26504" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.26503">Paradevosia</identifier>
          <authority>Geng et al. 2015</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Paradevosia" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.26503" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.26885" rank="genus">
      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.26885" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.26886" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.26886" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.26885">Youhaiella</identifier>
          <authority>Wang et al. 2015</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Youhaiella" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.26885" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.29466" rank="genus">
      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.29466" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.29467" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.29467" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.29466">Arsenicitalea</identifier>
          <authority>Mu et al. 2016</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Arsenicitalea" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.29466" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.1532" rank="genus">
      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1532" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1533" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1533" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1532">Angulomicrobium</identifier>
          <authority>Vasil'eva et al. 1986</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Angulomicrobium" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1532" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.1541" rank="genus">
      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
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