Name: Chitinibacteraceae Chen et al. 2022

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Chi.ti.ni.bac.te.ra’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Chitinibacter, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Chitinibacteraceae, the Chitinibacter family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: k^hi-ti-ni-bak-te-RA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Chitinibacter Chern et al. 2004

Effective publication: Chen S, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics and molecular signatures support division of the order Neisseriales into emended families Neisseriaceae and Chromobacteriaceae and three new families Aquaspirillaceae fam. nov., Chitinibacteraceae fam. nov., and Leeiaceae fam. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126251. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 204. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5260.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Chitinimonadaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Neisseriaceae Prévot 1933 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Yilmaz P, Parfrey LW, Yarza P, Gerken J, Pruesse E, Quast C, Schweer T, Peplies J, Ludwig W, Glöckner FO. The SILVA and “all-species living tree project (LTP)” taxonomic frameworks. Nucleic Acids Research 2014; 42(D1):D643-D648. 🇩🇪
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Chromobacteriaceae Adeolu and Gupta 2013. Publication: Adeolu M, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics and molecular signatures for the order Neisseriales: proposal for division of the order Neisseriales into the emended family Neisseriaceae and Chromobacteriaceae fam. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:1-24. 🇨🇦
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Chitinibacteriaceae".
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Weon et al. (2007). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.02236 (N = 2).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 24; KCTC: 20; JCM: 9; LMG: 9; BCRC: 9; NBRC: 6; CIP: 5; CCTCC: 5; CCUG: 4; ATCC: 4.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 12
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 12
Total number of child taxa: 13

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Amantichitinum Moß et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Andreprevotia Weon et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Chitinibacter Chern et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Chitinilyticum Chang et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Chitinimonas Chang et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Chitiniphilus Sato et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Chitinirhabdus Yang et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Chitinolyticbacter" Hao et al. 2011	not validly published	preferred name
    Deefgea Stackebrandt et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Formivibrio Tanaka et al. 1991	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Iodobacter Logan 1989	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Jeongeupia Yoon et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Silvimonas Yang et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Neisseriales Tønjum 2006

Assigned by: Chen S, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics and molecular signatures support division of the order Neisseriales into emended families Neisseriaceae and Chromobacteriaceae and three new families Aquaspirillaceae fam. nov., Chitinibacteraceae fam. nov., and Leeiaceae fam. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126251. 🇨🇦

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