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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Family "Candidatus Bdellonasaceae"

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Name: "Candidatus Bdellonasaceae" Bergot et al. 2026

Category: Family

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Bdel.lo.na.sa’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Bdellonasus, a Candidatus genus; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Bdellonasaceae, the Bdellonasus family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bdel-lo-na-SA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Original publication: Bergot M, Lefevre CT, Grouzdev DS, Menguy N, Ortet P, Denis Y, Viollier E, Jezequel D, Monteil CL. Magnetotactic Bdellovibrionota from a ferruginous spring. ISME Commun 2026; 6:ycag116. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

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Record number: 73041

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