Name: Aminithiophilaceae Pradel et al. 2023

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

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

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

Type genus: Aminithiophilus Pradel et al. 2023

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:
  • 🧕 Pradel et al. (2023) assigned this family to the phylum Synergistota Jumas-Bilak et al. 2021. 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. 🇩🇪
  • 🧒 Pradel et al. (2023) assigned the genus "Aminirod" Liu et al. 2021 to this family. 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. 🇩🇪
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NBRC: 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: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Aminirhabdus" corrig. Liu et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name
    "Aminirod" Liu et al. 2021	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Aminithiophilus Pradel et al. 2023	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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