Family Parachlamydiaceae
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Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Parachlamydiaceae Everett et al. 1999, fam. nov.
Type genus: ¤ Parachlamydia Everett et al. 1999.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Parachlamydia, type genus of the family; L. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Parachlamydiaceae, the Parachlamydia family.
Valid publication: EVERETT (K.D.E.), BUSH (R.M.) and ANDERSEN (A.A.): Emended description of the order Chlamydiales, proposal of Parachlamydiaceae fam. nov. and Simkaniaceae fam. nov., each containing one monotypic genus, revised taxonomy of the family Chlamydiaceae, including a new genus and five new species, and standards for the identification of organisms. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 415-440.
Original article in IJSEM Online
