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Family "Chloracidobacteriaceae"
Name: "Chloracidobacteriaceae" Saini et al. 2021
Etymology: Chlor.a.ci.do.bac.te.ri.a’ce.ae. N.L. fem. pl. n. Chloracidobacteriaceae, the Chloracidobacterium family
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: khlor-a-ki-do-bak-te-ri-A-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: "Chloracidobacterium" Tank and Bryant 2015
Original publication:
Saini MK, Sebastian A, Shirotori Y, Soulier NT, Garcia Costas AM, Drautz-Moses DI, Schuster SC, Albert I, Haruta S, Hanada S, et al. Genomic and Phenotypic Characterization of Chloracidobacterium Isolates Provides Evidence for Multiple Species. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:704168. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Chloracidobacteriaceae Saini et al. 2026
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Chloracidobacteriaceae Saini et al. 2026 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🛺 The type genus of this family has been placed in the family Chloracidobacteriaceae Saini et al. 2026.
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. 🇩🇪
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🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Acidobacteriaceae Thrash and Coates 2012.
Publication:
Tank M, Bryant DA. Chloracidobacterium thermophilum gen. nov., sp. nov.: an anoxygenic microaerophilic chlorophotoheterotrophic acidobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1426-1430. 🇺🇸
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Chloroacidobacteriaceae".
- 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
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🛺 The type genus of this family has been placed in the family Chloracidobacteriaceae Saini et al. 2026.
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.
Parent taxon: Chloracidobacteriales Saini et al. 2026
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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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