Name: Aestuariispiraceae Hu et al. 2025

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Aes.tu.a.ri.i.spi.ra’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Aestuariispira, name of a bacterial genus; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Aestuariispiraceae, the Aestuariispira family

Pronunciation, gender: a͡es-tu-a-ri-i-spi-RA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Aestuariispira Park et al. 2014

Valid publication: Hu S, Lu K, Wang C, Li M, Huang J, Wang G. Carbonatibacter coralli gen. nov., sp. nov., a carbonate-producing and vitamin B(12)-sharing bacterium isolated from coral Porites lutea, reclassification of Kiloniellaceae and proposal of Aestuariispiraceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6928.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Rhodospirillaceae Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Park S, Park JM, Kang CH, Yoon JH. Aestuariispira insulae gen. nov., sp. nov., a lipolytic bacterium isolated from a tidal flat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1841-1846.
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Kiloniellaceae Wiese et al. 2009. 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.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 3; CGMCC: 2; JCM: 2; LMG: 1; NBRC: 1; CECT: 1; KACC: 1; ATCC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 5

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Aestuariispira Park et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Curvivirga Goldberg et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Hwanghaeella Kim et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Marivibrio Chen et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Pacificispira" He et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Rhodospirillales Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hu S, Lu K, Wang C, Li M, Huang J, Wang G. Carbonatibacter coralli gen. nov., sp. nov., a carbonate-producing and vitamin B(12)-sharing bacterium isolated from coral Porites lutea, reclassification of Kiloniellaceae and proposal of Aestuariispiraceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6928.

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