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Family Acuticoccaceae
Name: Acuticoccaceae Lai et al. 2019
Etymology: A.cu.ti.coc.ca.ce’ae. N.L. masc. n. Acuticoccus, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Acuticoccaceae, the family of the genus Acuticoccus
Type genus: Acuticoccus Hou et al. 2017
Valid publication:
Lai Q, Liu X, Sun F, Shao Z. Acuticoccus sediminis sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea sediment of the Indian Ocean and proposal of Acuticoccaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1173-1178. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1847-1849.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Amorphaceae Hördt et al. 2020 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
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Notes:
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🧕 Lai et al. (2019) assigned this family to the class Alphaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Lai Q, Liu X, Sun F, Shao Z. Acuticoccus sediminis sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea sediment of the Indian Ocean and proposal of Acuticoccaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1173-1178.
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🧕 Lai et al. (2019) assigned this family to the order Rhizobiales Kuykendall 2006.
Publication:
Lai Q, Liu X, Sun F, Shao Z. Acuticoccus sediminis sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea sediment of the Indian Ocean and proposal of Acuticoccaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1173-1178.
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🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Amorphaceae Hördt et al. 2020.
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
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🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Hou L, Zhang Y, Sun J, Xie X. Acuticoccus yangtzensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member in the family Rhodobacteraceae, isolated from the surface water of the Yangtze Estuary. Curr Microbiol 2015; 70:176-182.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 5; MCCC: 3; KCTC: 3; CGMCC: 2; NBRC: 1.
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🧕 Lai et al. (2019) assigned this family to the class Alphaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Lai Q, Liu X, Sun F, Shao Z. Acuticoccus sediminis sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea sediment of the Indian Ocean and proposal of Acuticoccaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1173-1178.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Acuticoccus Hou et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name Amorphus Zeevi Ben Yosef et al. 2008 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Hyphomicrobiales Douglas 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
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