Name: Allomicrovenatoraceae Deshmukh et al. 2026

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Al.lo.mi.cro.ve.na.to.ra’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Allomicrovenator, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Allomicrovenatoraceae, the Allomicrovenatoraceae family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-lo-mi-kro-we-na-to-RA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Allomicrovenator Deshmukh et al. 2026

Valid publication: Deshmukh UB, Kostovski M, Oren A. Proposal of Allobaileyella gen. nov., Allobaileyella intestinalis comb. nov., Allolucifera gen. nov., Allolucifera butyrica comb. nov., Allomicrovenator gen. nov., Allomicrovenator marinus comb. nov. and Allomicrovenatoraceae fam. nov. as replacement names for Baileyella, Baileyella intestinalis, Lucifera, Lucifera butyrica, Microvenator, Microvenator marinus and Microvenatoraceae, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7061. 🇮🇱

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Microvenatoraceae Wang et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 2; MCCC: 2.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Allomicrovenator Deshmukh et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Microvenator Wang et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name	synonym

Parent taxon: Bradymonadales Wang et al. 2015

Assigned by: Deshmukh UB, Kostovski M, Oren A. Proposal of Allobaileyella gen. nov., Allobaileyella intestinalis comb. nov., Allolucifera gen. nov., Allolucifera butyrica comb. nov., Allomicrovenator gen. nov., Allomicrovenator marinus comb. nov. and Allomicrovenatoraceae fam. nov. as replacement names for Baileyella, Baileyella intestinalis, Lucifera, Lucifera butyrica, Microvenator, Microvenator marinus and Microvenatoraceae, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7061. 🇮🇱

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Record number: 70726