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Name: Blastochloridaceae Hördt et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: family, fam. nov.

Etymology: Blas.to.chlo.ri.da’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Blastochloris, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Blastochloridaceae, the Blastochloris family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: blas-to-khlo-ri-DA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Blastochloris Hiraishi 1997

Effective publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.

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 Hyphomicrobiaceae Babudieri 1950 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Hiraishi A. Transfer of the bacteriochlorophyll b-containing phototrophic bacteria Rhodopseudomonas viridis and Rhodopseudomonas sulfoviridis to the genus Blastochloris gen. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:217-219. 🇯🇵
    • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 4; NBRC: 2; CCUG: 2; ATCC: 2; JCM: 1; HAMBI: 1; LMG: 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: 1

Parent taxon: Hyphomicrobiales Douglas 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 11016