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)
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
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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