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Family Coraliomargaritaceae
Name: Coraliomargaritaceae Min et al. 2023
Etymology: Co.ra.li.o.mar.ga.ri.ta’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Coraliomargarita, a bacterial genus; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Coraliomargaritaceae, the Coraliomargarita family
Pronunciation, gender: ko-ra-li-o-mar-ga-ri-TA-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Coraliomargarita Yoon et al. 2007
Effective publication:
Min L, Wang W, Oren A, Lai Q, Huang Z. Coraliomargarita parva sp. nov., isolated from mangrove sediment and genome-based analysis of the class Opitutae revealed five novel families: Coraliomargaritaceae fam. nov., Pelagicoccaceae fam. nov., Cerasicoccaeae fam. nov., Oceanipulchritudinaceae fam. nov., and Alterococcaeae fam. nov. Frontiers in Microbiology 2023; 14:0. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 214. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6080.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Puniceicoccaceae Choo et al. 2007.
Publication:
Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Euzéby J, Whitman WB. Phylum XIV. Bacteroidetes phyl. nov. In: Krieg NR, Staley JT, Brown DR, Hedlund BP, Paster BJ, Ward NL, Ludwig W, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 4, Springer, New York, 2010, p. 25.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03370 (N = 1).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 3; MCCC: 2; JCM: 2; IAM: 1; MBIC: 1; DSM: 1; NBRC: 1; KACC: 1.
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🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Puniceicoccaceae Choo et al. 2007.
Publication:
Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Euzéby J, Whitman WB. Phylum XIV. Bacteroidetes phyl. nov. In: Krieg NR, Staley JT, Brown DR, Hedlund BP, Paster BJ, Ward NL, Ludwig W, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 4, Springer, New York, 2010, p. 25.
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: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Coraliomargarita Yoon et al. 2007 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Thalassobacterium" Tan et al. 2025 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Puniceicoccales Choo et al. 2007
Assigned by:
Min L, Wang W, Oren A, Lai Q, Huang Z. Coraliomargarita parva sp. nov., isolated from mangrove sediment and genome-based analysis of the class Opitutae revealed five novel families: Coraliomargaritaceae fam. nov., Pelagicoccaceae fam. nov., Cerasicoccaeae fam. nov., Oceanipulchritudinaceae fam. nov., and Alterococcaeae fam. nov. Frontiers in Microbiology 2023; 14:0.
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