Name: Acidilobaceae Prokofeva et al. 2009

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: A.ci.di.lo.ba’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Acidilobus, the type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Acidilobaceae, the family of Acidilobus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-di-lo-BA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Acidilobus Prokofeva et al. 2000

Valid publication: Prokofeva MI, Kostrikina NA, Kolganova TV, Tourova TP, Lysenko AM, Lebedinsky AV, Bonch-Osmolovskaya EA. Isolation of the anaerobic thermoacidophilic crenarchaeote Acidilobus saccharovorans sp. nov. and proposal of Acidilobales ord. nov., including Acidilobaceae fam. nov. and Caldisphaeraceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3116-3122. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:473-474.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Caldisphaeraceae Prokofeva et al. 2009	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • St-John and Reysenbach 2024 St John E, Reysenbach AL. Genomic comparison of deep-sea hydrothermal genera related to Aeropyrum, Thermodiscus and Caldisphaera, and proposed emended description of the family Acidilobaceae. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126507. 🇺🇸 Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 41. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6561.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the inclusion of 7 genera in the family.

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 7; JCM: 6; ATCC: 3; NBRC: 1; VKM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 5
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 8

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Acidilobus Prokofeva et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Aeropyrum Sako et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Caldisphaera Itoh et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Calypsonella" St John and Reysenbach 2024	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Hestiella" St-John and Reysenbach 2024	not validly published	preferred name
    Stetteria Jochimsen et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thermodiscus Stetter 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Tiamatella" St John and Reysenbach 2024	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Acidilobales Prokofeva et al. 2009

Assigned by: Prokofeva MI, Kostrikina NA, Kolganova TV, Tourova TP, Lysenko AM, Lebedinsky AV, Bonch-Osmolovskaya EA. Isolation of the anaerobic thermoacidophilic crenarchaeote Acidilobus saccharovorans sp. nov. and proposal of Acidilobales ord. nov., including Acidilobaceae fam. nov. and Caldisphaeraceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3116-3122. 🇷🇺

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Record number: 1887