Name: "Candidatus Actinochlamydiaceae" Steigen et al. 2013

Category: Family

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Ac.ti.no.chla.my.di.a.ce’ae. N.L. fem. n. Actinochlamydia, a Candidatus genus name; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Actinochlamydiaceae, the Candidatus Actinochlamydia family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-khla-my-di-a-KE-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: "Candidatus Actinochlamydia" Steigen et al. 2013

Original publication: Steigen A, Nylund A, Karlsbakk E, Akoll P, Fiksdal IU, Nylund S, Odong R, Plarre H, Semyalo R, Skar C, et al. 'Cand. Actinochlamydia clariae' gen. nov., sp. nov., a unique intracellular bacterium causing epitheliocystis in catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in Uganda. PLoS One 2013; 8:e66840. 🇳🇴

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

Parent taxon: Chlamydiales Storz and Page 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Steigen A, Nylund A, Karlsbakk E, Akoll P, Fiksdal IU, Nylund S, Odong R, Plarre H, Semyalo R, Skar C, et al. 'Cand. Actinochlamydia clariae' gen. nov., sp. nov., a unique intracellular bacterium causing epitheliocystis in catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in Uganda. PLoS One 2013; 8:e66840. 🇳🇴

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Record number: 187
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