Family Microsphaeraceae
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Microsphaeraceae Rainey et al. 1997 (complete authorship reads Rainey, Ward-Rainey and Stackebrandt), fam. nov.
Type genus: ¤ Microsphaera Yoshimi et al. 1996.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Microsphaera, type genus of the family; suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Microsphaeraceae, the Microsphaera family.
Valid publication: STACKEBRANDT (E.), RAINEY (F.A.) and WARD-RAINEY (N.L.): Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 479-491.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Nakamurellaceae Tao et al. 2004, fam. nov.
Note: The name Microsphaeraceae Rainey et al. 1997 is illegitimate because the type genus (¤ Microsphaera Yoshimi et al. 1996) is illegitimate (see ¤ Microsphaera). Consequently, a new family designation ¤ Nakamurellaceae has been proposed by Tao et al. 2004.
Reference: TAO (T.S.), YUE (Y.Y.), CHEN (W.X.) and CHEN (W.F.): Proposal of Nakamurella gen. nov. as a substitute for the bacterial genus Microsphaera Yoshimi et al. 1996 and Nakamurellaceae fam. nov. as a substitute for the illegitimate bacterial family Microsphaeraceae Rainey et al. 1997. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 999-1000.
Original article in IJSEM Online
