Name: "Caldatribacteriaceae" Hedlund et al. 2026

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Cal.da.tri.bac.te.ri.a’ce.ae. L. adj. kal -di, hot; L. adj. ater -tra -trum, black; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, rod or staff; N.L. neut. n. Caldatribacterium, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Caldatribacteriaceae, the family of the genus Caldatribacterium

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kal-da-tri-bak-te-ri-A-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: "Caldatribacterium" Hedlund et al. 2026

Original publication: Hedlund BP, Alvarado T, Sushenko NS, Murphy TR, Torres A, Blocker AM, Lai D, Mayali X, Seymour CO, Muok A, et al. Isolation of genome-predicted Caldatribacterium (Atribacterota) reveals pervasive microbial cultivation problem due to folate precipitation. Nat Commun 2026; 0:0. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Candidatus Caldatribacteriaceae" Murray et al. 2020.

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Record number: 73114