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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-05 · 25 entries checked · 16 flagged · 38 issues confirmed · 0 corrected · 38 still open
Bacteroidota — The entry lists 'Flavobacteriales' and 'Sphingobacteriales' as key classes, but these are orders, not classes. The three large classes of Bacteroidota are Bacteroidia, Flavobacteriia, and Sphingobacteriia.
Chaos (genus) — The species name 'Chaos carolinense' is incorrect; the correct binomial is 'Chaos carolinensis'.
Chaos (genus) — The statement that Chaos carolinensis is considered a sister group to Amoeba is misleading; it is more accurately described as a distinct genus within the family Amoebidae.
Chloroflexota — The entry incorrectly states that Chloroflexota are 'often referred to as green sulfur bacteria.' Green sulfur bacteria are the phylum Chlorobi (now Chlorobiota), not Chloroflexota.
Chloroflexota — The entry claims the taxon name was created in the 2001 edition of Volume 1 of Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, but the name 'Chloroflexota' was not used in that edition; 'Chloroflexi' was used instead.
Chromista — The entry claims that by 2022 Chromista contained nine phyla, but Cavalier-Smith's 2018 revision recognized eight phyla.
Chromista — The entry lists Paramecium, Toxoplasma, and Plasmodium as notable members of Chromista, but in Cavalier-Smith's system these belong to the kingdom Protozoa, not Chromista.
Diaphoretickes — The claim that 'chloroplasts with chlorophyll c' are a unique trait of Diaphoretickes is inaccurate because chlorophyll c is not universal within the clade and is absent from many non-Diaphoretickes groups, so it is not an exclusive defining trait.
Diaphoretickes — The claim that 'heliozoan cells' are a unique trait of Diaphoretickes is inaccurate because heliozoan morphologies occur in multiple unrelated lineages outside Diaphoretickes, such as Rhizaria and Amoebozoa.
Dictyostelium discoideum — Anterior-like cells do not form the caps of spores; spores are formed from prespore cells.
Eukaryote — The claim that eukaryotes first emerged during the Paleoproterozoic is presented as a settled fact, but the timing is debated and the earliest widely accepted fossils date to the late Paleoproterozoic, with the symbiogenetic event possibly occurring earlier.
Eukaryote — The claim that the symbiogenesis involved an 'anaerobic Promethearchaeota archaeon' is not established canon; the host archaeon is generally referred to as an Asgard archaeon, and 'Promethearchaeota' is not a widely recognized taxonomic name in this context.
Fucus — The entry states that the thallus can reach up to two meters in length, but Fucus species typically do not reach that size; the maximum length for most Fucus species is around 1 meter, with some exceptions like Fucus distichus reaching up to 1.5 meters, so 2 m
Fucus — The entry says 'In the British Isles, Fucus species form distinct zones along sheltered shores from high-water to below low-water mark. Pelvetia canaliculata occupies the top zone, followed by Fucus spiralis, Fucus vesiculosus, Fucus serratus, and Laminaria.'
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