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Name: Bifidobacteriaceae Stackebrandt et al. 1997
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. Bifidobacterium, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Bifidobacteriaceae, the Bifidobacterium family
Type genus: Bifidobacterium Orla-Jensen 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
Valid publication:
Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:917-919.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 10
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 11
Total number of child taxa: 11
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
Aeriscardovia Simpson et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Alloscardovia Huys et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Bifidobacterium Orla-Jensen 1924 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Bombiscardovia Killer et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Galliscardovia Pechar et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Gardnerella Greenwood and Pickett 1980 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Metascardovia Okamoto et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Neoscardovia García-Aljaro et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parascardovia Jian and Dong 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Pseudoscardovia Killer et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Scardovia Jian and Dong 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Bifidobacteriales Stackebrandt et al. 1997
Assigned by:
Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491.
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Record number: 213