Name: Clostridiaceae Pribram 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Clos.tri.di.a’ce.ae. N.L. neut. dim. n. Clostridium, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Clostridiaceae, the Clostridium family

Gender: feminine

Type genus: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Effective publication: Pribram E. Klassification der Schizomyceten. F. Deuticke, Leipzig, 1933.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Terminosporaceae" Prévot 1938	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Sarcinaceae" Skuja 1956	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Erisaceae" Hildebrand et al. 2019	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Thermohalobacteraceae Spring 2021	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Spring 2020 Spring S. Thermohalobacteraceae fam. nov. In: Oren A (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, Wiley, Unknown City, 2020, p. 1-8.
    Notes:
    • Emendation accompanied by the removal of 5 genera from the family.
    • As of 2022-06-16 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.

• Notes:
  • De Vos et al. (2009) assigned this family to the order Clostridiales Prévot 1953 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Wiegel J. Family I. Clostridiaceae Pribram 1933, 90 AL. In: De Vos P, Garrity GM, Jones D, Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Rainey FA, K.-H. S, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, volume 3, The Firmicutes, Springer, New York, 2009, p. 738-848.
  • Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Acetivibrio Patel et al. 1980 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166.
  • Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Sporobacter Grech-Mora et al. 1996 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166.
  • Huang et al. (2013) assigned the genus Keratinibaculum Huang et al. 2015 to this family. Publication: Huang Y, Sun Y, Ma S, Chen L, Zhang H, Deng Y. Isolation and characterization of Keratinibaculum paraultunense gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, anaerobic bacterium with keratinolytic activity. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2013; 345:56-63.
  • Pribram (1933) assigned the genus "Erysipelatoclostridium" to this family. Publication: Pribram E. Klassification der Schizomyceten. F. Deuticke, Leipzig, 1933.
  • Pribram (1933) assigned the genus "Tyzzerella" to this family. Publication: Pribram E. Klassification der Schizomyceten. F. Deuticke, Leipzig, 1933.
  • Rezgui et al. (2012) assigned the genus Anaerosalibacter Rezgui et al. 2012 to this family. Publication: Rezgui R, Maaroufi A, Fardeau ML, Ben Ali Gam Z, Cayol JL, Ben Hamed S, Labat M. Anaerosalibacter bizertensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a halotolerant bacterium isolated from sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2469-2474.
  • Slobodkin et al. (2006) assigned the genus Tepidimicrobium Slobodkin et al. 2006 to this family. Publication: Slobodkin AI, Tourova TP, Kostrikina NA, Lysenko AM, German KE, Bonch-Osmolovskaya EA, Birkeland NK. Tepidimicrobium ferriphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel moderately thermophilic, Fe(III)-reducing bacterium of the order Clostridiales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:369-372.
  • Thompson et al. (2012) assigned the genus "Candidatus Savagella" Thompson et al. 2012 to this family. Publication: Thompson CL, Vier R, Mikaelyan A, Wienemann T, Brune A. 'Candidatus Arthromitus' revised: segmented filamentous bacteria in arthropod guts are members of Lachnospiraceae. Environ Microbiol 2012; 14:1454-1465.
  • Traore et al. (2017) assigned the genus "Massilimaliae" Traore et al. 2017 to this family. Publication: Traore SI, Azhar EI, Yasir M, Bibi F, Fournier PE, Jiman-Fatani AA, Delerce J, Cadoret F, Lagier JC, Raoult D. Description of 'Beduinibacterium massiliense' gen. nov., sp. nov., 'Massilimaliae massiliensis' gen. nov., sp. nov., 'Provencibacterium massiliense' gen. nov., sp. nov. and 'Oscilibacter massiliensis' sp. nov., isolated from a faecal specimen of a 19-year-old healthy Saudi Arabian Bedouin by culturomics. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 19:78-82.
  • Watthanalamloet et al. (2012) assigned the genus Cellulosibacter Watthanalamloet et al. 2012 to this family. Publication: Watthanalamloet A, Tachaapaikoon C, Lee YS, Kosugi A, Mori Y, Tanasupawat S, Kyu KL, Ratanakhanokchai K. Cellulosibacter alkalithermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic alkalithermophilic, cellulolytic-xylanolytic bacterium isolated from soil of a coconut garden. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2330-2335.
  • Yilmaz et al. (2014) assigned the genus Butyricicoccus Eeckhaut et al. 2008 to this family. 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.
  • Yilmaz et al. (2014) assigned the genus Saccharofermentans Chen et al. 2010 to this family. 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 "Erisaceae" Hildebrand et al. 2019. Publication: Hildebrand F, Moitinho-Silva L, Blasche S, Jahn MT, Gossmann TI, Huerta-Cepas J, Hercog R, Luetge M, Bahram M, Pryszlak A, et al. Antibiotics-induced monodominance of a novel gut bacterial order. Gut 2019; 68:1781-1790.
  • The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Winslow CE, Broadhurst J, Buchanan RE, Krumwiede C, Rogers LA, Smith GH. The Families and Genera of the Bacteria: Final Report of the Committee of the Society of American Bacteriologists on Characterization and Classification of Bacterial Types. J Bacteriol 1920; 5:191-229.
  • The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Lachnospiraceae Rainey 2010. Publication: Brahimi S, Cadoret F, Fournier PE, Moal V, Raoult D. 'Lachnoclostridium urinimassiliense' sp. nov. and 'Lachnoclostridium phocaeense' sp. nov., two new bacterial species isolated from human urine after kidney transplantation. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 16:73-75.
  • The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Lachnospiraceae Rainey 2010. Publication: Yutin N, Galperin MY. A genomic update on clostridial phylogeny: Gram-negative spore formers and other misplaced clostridia. Environ Microbiol 2013; 15:2631-2641.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Closlridiaceae"; "Clostriadaceae"; "Clostricliaceae".
  • Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Wu et al. (2016), Rezgui et al. (2011), Ogg and Patel (2011), Miranda-Tello et al. (2003), Niu et al. (2008). 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 -0.03938 (N = 2).
  • The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 365; ATCC: 218; JCM: 164; CCUG: 71; CIP: 56; NCIMB: 54; KCTC: 51; NCTC: 46; BCRC: 37; CCRC: 35.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 49
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 50
Total number of child taxa: 77

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Abyssisolibacter" Kim et al. 2016	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Acidaminobacter Stams and Hansen 1985	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Acuformis" Prévot 1940	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Alkaliphilus Takai et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Anaerobacter Duda et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Anaeromassilibacillus" Guilhot et al. 2016	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Anaeromicrobium Zhang et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Anaeromonas Zhang et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Anaerophilus" Zhang et al. 2020	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Anaerosolibacter Hong et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Anaerosporobacter Jeong et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Anaerovirgula Pikuta et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Anoxynatronum Garnova et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Arthromitus" Snel et al. 1995	inaccurate spelling	misspelling (and no standing)
    Asaccharospora Gerritsen et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Bacilliculturomica" Traore et al. 2017	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Beduini" Mourembou et al. 2015	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Brassicibacter Fang et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Caldisalinibacter Ben Hania et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Caloramator Collins et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Caloranaerobacter Wery et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Caminicella Alain et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Clostridiisalibacter Liebgott et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Crassaminicella Lakhal et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Cryptoclostridium" Glendinning et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Desnuesiella" Hadjadj et al. 2016	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Candidatus Dwaynesavagella" corrig. Thompson et al. 2012	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Candidatus Dwaynia" corrig. Thompson et al. 2012	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Fervidicella Ogg and Patel 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Fonticella Fraj et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Garciella Miranda-Tello et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Geosporobacter Klouche et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Haloimpatiens Wu et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Hathewaya Lawson and Rainey 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    [Hiblerillus]	preliminary entry that lacks crucial information
    Hungatella Kaur et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Hyalosoris" Skuja 1956	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Hydrogenispora Liu et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Inconstantimicrobium Wylensek et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Inediibacterium" Alou et al. 2017	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Inflabilis" Prévot 1938	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Intestinibacter Gerritsen et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Irregularibacter Lagkouvardos et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Isachenkonia Zavarzina et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Khelaifiella" Tidjani Alou et al. 2017	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Lactonifactor Clavel et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Linmingia" Oh et al. 2004	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Lutispora Shiratori et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Massilioclostridium" Lo et al. 2017	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Natronincola corrig. Zhilina et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Natronoincola Zhilina et al. 1999	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Neoarthromitus" corrig. Snel et al. 1995	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    [Nicolaierillus]	preliminary entry that lacks crucial information
    Oceanirhabdus Pi et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Oxobacter Collins et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    [Pacinia]	preliminary entry that lacks crucial information
    Paeniclostridium Sasi Jyothsna et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Paraclostridium Sasi Jyothsna et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Proteiniborus Niu et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Proteiniclasticum Zhang et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Pseudoclostridium" Zhang et al. 2018	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Romboutsia Gerritsen et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Salimesophilobacter Zhang et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sarcina Goodsir 1842 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Savagella" Thompson et al. 2012	inaccurate spelling	misspelling (and no standing)
    Serpentinicella Mei et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sporosalibacterium Rezgui et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Terminosporus" Prevot 1938	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Terrisporobacter Gerritsen et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thermobrachium Engle et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thermohalobacter Cayol et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thermotalea Ogg and Patel 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Tindallia Kevbrin et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Welchia" Pribram 1929	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Youngiibacter Lawson et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Zymosarcina" Smit 1930	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)

Parent taxon: Eubacteriales Buchanan 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Gerritsen J, Fuentes S, Grievink W, van Niftrik L, Tindall BJ, Timmerman HM, Rijkers GT, Smidt H. Characterization of Romboutsia ilealis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the gastro-intestinal tract of a rat, and proposal for the reclassification of five closely related members of the genus Clostridium into the genera Romboutsia gen. nov., Intestinibacter gen. nov., Terrisporobacter gen. nov. and Asaccharospora gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1600-1616.

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