Name: Aminiphilaceae Pradel et al. 2023

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: A.mi.ni.phi.la’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Aminiphilus, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Aminiphilaceae, the family of the genus Aminiphilus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-mi-ni-p^hi-LA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Aminiphilus Díaz et al. 2007

Valid publication: Pradel N, Fardeau ML, Bunk B, Sproer C, Boedeker C, Wolf J, Neumann-Schaal M, Pester M, Spring S. Aminithiophilus ramosus gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulphur-reducing bacterium isolated from a pyrite-forming enrichment culture, and taxonomic revision of the family Synergistaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5691. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5862.

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 Synergistaceae Jumas-Bilak et al. 2009. Publication: Jumas-Bilak E, Roudiere L, Marchandin H. Description of 'Synergistetes' phyl. nov. and emended description of the phylum 'Deferribacteres' and of the family Syntrophomonadaceae, phylum 'Firmicutes'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1028-1035. 🇫🇷
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1; DSM: 1.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Aminiphilus Díaz et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Synergistales Jumas-Bilak et al. 2009

Assigned by: Pradel N, Fardeau ML, Bunk B, Sproer C, Boedeker C, Wolf J, Neumann-Schaal M, Pester M, Spring S. Aminithiophilus ramosus gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulphur-reducing bacterium isolated from a pyrite-forming enrichment culture, and taxonomic revision of the family Synergistaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5691. 🇩🇪

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