1. Major updates to flu virus species names =========================================== Since June 2023, flu virus species names are added by NCBI Taxonomy in accordance with the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature (ICVCN) made by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Former lineages: Genus Species Alphainfluenzavirus Influenza A virus Betainfluenzavirus Influenza B virus Gammainfluenzavirus Influenza C virus Deltainfluenzavirus Influenza D virus New lineages: Genus Species Below species Alphainfluenzavirus Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae Influenza A virus Betainfluenzavirus Betainfluenzavirus influenzae Influenza B virus Gammainfluenzavirus  Gammainfluenzavirus influenzae Influenza C virus Deltainfluenzavirus Deltainfluenzavirus influenzae Influenza D virus 2. Major updates to phylum names for prokaryotes ================================================ Since January 2023, NCBI Taxonomy prokaryote phylum names are changed in accordance with the recent inclusion of rank 'phylum' in the International Code of Nomenclature for Prokaryotes (ICNP). The full list of changes: TaxId old name new name note 976 Bacteroidetes Bacteroidota 203682 Planctomycetes Planctomycetota 57723 Acidobacteria Acidobacteriota 201174 Actinobacteria Actinomycetota 200783 Aquificae Aquificota 67819 Armatimonadetes Armatimonadota 1936987 Balneolaeota Balneolota 67814 Caldiserica Caldisericota 1930617 Calditrichaeota Calditrichota 204428 Chlamydiae Chlamydiota 1090 Chlorobi Chlorobiota 200795 Chloroflexi Chloroflexota 200938 Chrysiogenetes Chrysiogenota 28889 Crenarchaeota Thermoproteota 200930 Deferribacteres Deferribacterota 1297 Deinococcus-Thermus Deinococcota 68297 Dictyoglomi Dictyoglomota 74152 Elusimicrobia Elusimicrobiota 65842 Fibrobacteres Fibrobacterota 1239 Firmicutes Bacillota 32066 Fusobacteria Fusobacteriota 142182 Gemmatimonadetes Gemmatimonadota 1134404 Ignavibacteriae Ignavibacteriota 134625 Kiritimatiellaeota Kiritimatiellota 256845 Lentisphaerae Lentisphaerota 1293497 Nitrospinae Nitrospinota 40117 Nitrospirae Nitrospirota 1224 Proteobacteria Pseudomonadota 1853220 Rhodothermaeota Rhodothermota 203691 Spirochaetes Spirochaetota 508458 Synergistetes Synergistota 544448 Tenericutes Mycoplasmatota 651137 Thaumarchaeota Nitrososphaerota 67799 Thermodesulfobacteria Thermodesulfobacteriota 200918 Thermotogae Thermotogota 74201 Verrucomicrobia Verrucomicrobiota 2818505 Myxococcota (new phylum) 29547 Epsilonproteobacteria Campylobacterota [class -> phylum] 189775 Thermomicrobia Thermomicrobiota [class -> phylum] 1553900 Oligoflexia Bdellovibrionota [class -> phylum] 28221 Deltaproteobacteria Desulfobacterota [class -> phylum]