Name: Aquaspirillaceae Chen et al. 2022

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: A.qua.spi.ril.la’ce.ae. N.L. neut. dim. n. Aquaspirillum, type genus of the family [probably better: Aquispirillum]; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Aquaspirillaceae, the Aquaspirillum family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-kwa-spi-ril-LA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Aquaspirillum Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Effective publication: Chen S, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics and molecular signatures support division of the order Neisseriales into emended families Neisseriaceae and Chromobacteriaceae and three new families Aquaspirillaceae fam. nov., Chitinibacteraceae fam. nov., and Leeiaceae fam. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126251. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 204. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5260.

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 Neisseriaceae Prévot 1933 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Chromobacteriaceae Adeolu and Gupta 2013. Publication: Adeolu M, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics and molecular signatures for the order Neisseriales: proposal for division of the order Neisseriales into the emended family Neisseriaceae and Chromobacteriaceae fam. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:1-24. 🇨🇦
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Aguaspirillaceae"; "Aquasprillaceae".
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03380 (N = 2).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 20; DSM: 19; LMG: 19; JCM: 16; NBRC: 15; IFO: 15; CCUG: 13; VKM: 5; CIP: 5; IAM: 5.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Aquaspirillum Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Laribacter Yuen et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Microvirgula Patureau et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Rivicola Sheu et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name	synonym

Parent taxon: Neisseriales Tønjum 2006

Assigned by: Chen S, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics and molecular signatures support division of the order Neisseriales into emended families Neisseriaceae and Chromobacteriaceae and three new families Aquaspirillaceae fam. nov., Chitinibacteraceae fam. nov., and Leeiaceae fam. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126251. 🇨🇦

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