Name: Branhamaceae Catlin 1991

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Branhamella, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Branhamaceae, the Branhamella family (sic)

Gender: feminine

Type genus: Branhamella Catlin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Valid publication: Catlin BW. Branhamaceae fam. nov., a proposed family to accommodate the genera Branhamella and Moraxella. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:320-323.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 41, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:581.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Moraxellaceae Rossau et al. 1991

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Moraxellaceae Rossau et al. 1991	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Perlucidibacaceae Liao et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • Catlin (1991) assigned the genus Moraxella Lwoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Catlin BW. Branhamaceae fam. nov., a proposed family to accommodate the genera Branhamella and Moraxella. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:320-323.
  • The type genus of this family has been placed in the family Moraxellaceae Rossau et al. 1991. Publication: Rossau R, Van Landschoot A, Gillis M, De Ley J. Taxonomy of Moraxellaceae fam. nov., a new bacterial family to accommodate the genera Moraxella, Acinetobacter, and Psychrobacter and related organisms. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:310-319.
  • Branhamaceae Catlin 1991 is illegitimate because Moraxella is included and Moraxellaceae has priority. Publication: Rossau R, Van Landschoot A, Gillis M, De Ley J. Taxonomy of Moraxellaceae fam. nov., a new bacterial family to accommodate the genera Moraxella, Acinetobacter, and Psychrobacter and related organisms. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:310-319.
  • Irregularly formed name. The expected name to be formed from Branhamella would be "Branhamellaceae". Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.

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