Name: Chloracidobacteriaceae Saini et al. 2026

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Chlor.a.ci.do.bac.te.ri.a’ce.ae. N.L. fem. pl. n. Chloracidobacteriaceae, the Chloracidobacterium family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: k^hlor-a-ki-do-bak-te-ri-A-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Chloracidobacterium Saini et al. 2026

Valid publication: Saini MK, Kuzyk SB, Villena-Alemany C, Kirstein S, Wolf J, Neumann-Schaal M, Haruta S, Hanada S, Koblizek M, Thiel V, et al. Chloracidobacterium validum sp. nov., a thermophilic chlorophotoheterotrophic bacterium of the phylum Acidobacteriota from an alkaline hot spring microbial mat, represents Chloracidobacterium gen. nov., Chloracidobacteriaceae fam. nov. and Chloracidobacteriales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7003. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Chloracidobacteriaceae" Saini et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Chloroacidobacteriaceae".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 4; ATCC: 2; DSM: 2.

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: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Chloracidobacterium Saini et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Chloracidobacterium" Bryant et al. 2007	not validly published	synonym
    "Chloracidobacterium" Tank and Bryant 2015	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Chloracidobacteriales Saini et al. 2026

Assigned by: Saini MK, Kuzyk SB, Villena-Alemany C, Kirstein S, Wolf J, Neumann-Schaal M, Haruta S, Hanada S, Koblizek M, Thiel V, et al. Chloracidobacterium validum sp. nov., a thermophilic chlorophotoheterotrophic bacterium of the phylum Acidobacteriota from an alkaline hot spring microbial mat, represents Chloracidobacterium gen. nov., Chloracidobacteriaceae fam. nov. and Chloracidobacteriales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7003. 🇩🇪

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