Name: Allogeochordaceae Kostovski and Oren 2026

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Al.lo.ge.o.chor.da’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Allogeochorda, a bacterial genus name; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Allogeochordaceae, the Allogeochorda family

Gender: feminine

Type genus: Allogeochorda Kostovski and Oren 2026

Valid publication: Kostovski M, Oren A. Proposal of Allogeochorda gen. nov., Allogeochorda subterranea comb. nov., Allostigmatella gen. nov. and four new combinations and Allosphingorhabdus gen. nov. and Allosphingorhabdus lutea comb. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate genus names Geochorda, Stigmatella and Alterisphingorhabdus and their species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7208. 🇮🇱

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Geochordaceae Karnachuk et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 4; VKM: 4.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Allogeochorda Kostovski and Oren 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Carboxydichorda corrig. Karnachuk et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Carboxydochorda Karnachuk et al. 2025	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Geochorda Karnachuk et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name	synonym

Parent taxon: Limnochordales Watanabe et al. 2015

Assigned by: Kostovski M, Oren A. Proposal of Allogeochorda gen. nov., Allogeochorda subterranea comb. nov., Allostigmatella gen. nov. and four new combinations and Allosphingorhabdus gen. nov. and Allosphingorhabdus lutea comb. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate genus names Geochorda, Stigmatella and Alterisphingorhabdus and their species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7208. 🇮🇱

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Record number: 72557