Name: Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980)
Category, proposed as: family, fam. nov.
Etymology: Ba.cil.la’ce.ae. L. masc. n. Bacillus, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Bacillaceae, the Bacillus family
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-kil-LA-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)
Effective publication: Fischer A. Untersuchungen über Bakterien. Jahrbuch für Wissenschaftliche Botanik 1895; 27:1-163.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| Marinococcaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Alkalibacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Caldibacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Lottiidibacillaceae Li et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Anaerobacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Amphibacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Aeribacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Exiguobacteriaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Caldalkalibacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Pradoshiaceae Li et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Heyndrickxiaceae Li et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Falsibacillaceae Li et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Domibacillaceae Li et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Sutcliffiellaceae Li et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Schinkiaceae Li et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Rossellomoreaceae Li et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Aureibacillaceae Li et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Calditerricolaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Fictibacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Salisediminibacteriaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Tepidibacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Halobacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Anoxybacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
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Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6619.
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Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 120
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 129
Total number of child taxa: 148
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Aciduricibacillus Liu et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Aeribacillus Miñana-Galbis et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Aidingibacillus Wang et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Aliibacillus Xu et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Alkalibacillus Jeon et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Alkalicoccobacillus Joshi et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Alkalicoccus Zhao et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Alkalihalobacillus Patel and Gupta 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Alkalihalobacterium Joshi et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Alkalihalophilus Joshi et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Alkalilactibacillus Schmidt et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Allobacillus Sheu et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Alteribacillus Didari et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Alteribacter Gupta et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Amphibacillus Niimura et al. 1990 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Anaerobacillus Zavarzina et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Anoxybacillus Pikuta et al. 2000 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Anoxybacteroides Patel et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Aquibacillus Amoozegar et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Aquisalibacillus Márquez et al. 2008 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Aureibacillus Liu et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Avamphibacillus" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Calculibacillus Min et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Caldalkalibacillus Xue et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Caldaterra" Oshima and Moriya 2008 | not validly published | synonym |
| Caldibacillus Coorevits et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Caldifermentibacillus Yang et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Calditerricola Moriya et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Calidifontibacillus Adiguzel et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Camelliibacillus Lin et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Cerasibacillus Nakamura et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Chryseobacillus" Candia-Herrera et al. 2026 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Cohnibacillus" Candia-Herrera et al. 2026 | not validly published | synonym |
| Compostibacillus Yu et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Desertibacillus Bhatt et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Domibacillus Seiler et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Ectobacillus Gupta et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Evansella Gupta et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Exiguobacterium Collins et al. 1984 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Falsibacillus Zhou et al. 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Ferdinandcohnia corrig. Gupta et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Fermentibacillus Hirota et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Fervidibacillus Yang et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Fictibacillus Glaeser et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Filobacillus Schlesner et al. 2001 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Fredinandcohnia Gupta et al. 2020 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| Geobacillus Nazina et al. 2001 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Geomicrobium Echigo et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Gottfriedia Gupta et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Gracilibacillus Wainø et al. 1999 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Halalkalibacillus Echigo et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Halalkalibacter Joshi et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Halalkalibacterium Joshi et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Halobacillus Spring et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Halolactibacillus Ishikawa et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Heyndrickxia Gupta et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Hydrogenibacillus Kämpfer et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Jilinibacillus" Liu et al. 2015 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Lederbergia Gupta et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Lentibacillus Yoon et al. 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Litchfieldia Gupta et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Litoribacterium Mahmoud et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Lottiidibacillus Liu et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Lutimetabacillus" Candia-Herrera et al. 2026 | not validly published | synonym |
| Mangrovibacillus Sefrji et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Margalitia Gupta et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Maribacillus" Liu et al. 2019 | not validly published | synonym |
| Marinococcus Hao et al. 1985 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Massilibacterium" Tidjani Alou et al. 2016 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Melghiribacillus Addou et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Metabacillus Patel and Gupta 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Microaerobacter Khelifi et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Nanhaiella" Ge et al. 2025 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Natribacillus Echigo et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Natronobacillus Sorokin et al. 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Numidum" Tidjani Alou et al. 2016 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Oceanobacillus Lu et al. 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Oikeobacillus Narsing Rao et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Ornithinibacillus Mayr et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Paenalkalicoccus Xu et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Pallidibacillus Yang et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Pantoeobacillus" Candia-Herrera et al. 2026 | not validly published | synonym |
| Paracerasibacillus Miliotis et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Parageobacillus" Aliyu et al. 2016 | not validly published | synonym |
| Parageobacillus Aliyu et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Paraliobacillus Ishikawa et al. 2003 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Paralkalibacillus Hirota et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Paranoxybacillus Patel et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Paraperibacillus" Ge et al. 2025 | not validly published | synonym |
| Paucisalibacillus Nunes et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Pelagibacillus Kim et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Pelagirhabdus Sultanpuram et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Peribacillus Patel and Gupta 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Perspicuibacillus Yang et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Piscibacillus Tanasupawat et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| [Plectridium] | preliminary entry that lacks crucial information | |
| Polygonibacillus Hirota et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Pontibacillus Lim et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Pradoshia Saha et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Priestia Gupta et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Pseudalkalibacillus Joshi et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Pseudobacillus Verma et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Pseudogracilibacillus Glaeser et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Pueribacillus Wang et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Quasibacillus" Verma et al. 2017 | not validly published | synonym |
| Radiobacillus Li et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Rossellomorea Gupta et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Rubeoparvulum" Tidjani Alou et al. 2017 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Saccharococcus Nystrand 1984 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Salibacillus Wainø et al. 1999 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Salibacterium Reddy et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Salicibibacter Jang et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Salimetabacillus" Candia-Herrera et al. 2026 | not validly published | synonym |
| Salimicrobium Yoon et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Salinibacillus Ren and Zhou 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Salipaludibacillus Sultanpuram and Mothe 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Salirhabdus Albuquerque et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Salisediminibacterium Jiang et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Saliterribacillus Amoozegar et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Salsuginibacillus Carrasco et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Schinkia Gupta et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Sediminibacillus Carrasco et al. 2008 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Shouchella Joshi et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Siminovitchia Gupta et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Sinibacillus Yang and Zhou 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Sinobaca Li et al. 2008 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Sinococcus Li et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name | synonym |
| Streptohalobacillus Wang et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Sutcliffiella Gupta et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Swionibacillus Li et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Tenuibacillus Ren and Zhou 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Tepidibacillus Slobodkina et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Terribacillus An et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Terrihalobacillus Galisteo et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Terrilactibacillus Prasirtsak et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Texcoconibacillus Ruiz-Romero et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Thalassobacillus García et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Thalassorhabdus Sultanpuram and Mothe 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Thermaerobacillus Patel et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Thermalkalibacillus Zhao et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Thermolongibacillus Cihan et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Tigheibacillus Miliotis et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| [Urobacillus] | preliminary entry that lacks crucial information | |
| Virgibacillus Heyndrickx et al. 1998 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Viridibacillus Albert et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Vulcanibacillus L'Haridon et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Weizmannia Gupta et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Parent taxon: Caryophanales Peshkoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Tindall BJ. When treated as heterotypic synonyms the names Caryophanaceae Peshkoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980) and Caryophanales Peshkoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980) have priority over the names Planococcaceae Krasil'nikov 1949 (Approved Lists 1980) and Bacillales Prevot 1953 (Approved Lists 1980) and Bacillales Prevot 1953 (Approved Lists 1980), respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2187-2195. 🇩🇪
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