Name: Coxiellaceae Garrity et al. 2005

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Co.xi.el.la’ce.ae. N.L. fem. dim. n. Coxiella, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Coxiellaceae, the Coxiella family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-ksi-el-LA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Coxiella (Philip 1943) Philip 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Effective publication: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family II. Coxiellaceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part B (The Gammaproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 237. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 106. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2235-2238.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Diplorickettsiaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Candidatus Berkiellaceae" Chuvochina et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, not pro-validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned this family to the order Coxiellales Chuvochina et al. 2024. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Rickettsiaceae Pinkerton 1936 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Burkholder WH. Genus I. Pseudomonas Migula. Bacterial plant pathogens. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 82-150.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 4; CIP: 2; LMG: 2; CSUR: 2; ATCC: 2; CCUG: 2.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 15

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Aquicella Santos et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Aquirickettsiella" Bojko et al. 2018	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Berkiella" Mehari et al. 2016	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Cochliophilus" Tsao et al. 2017	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Cochliopodiiphilus" corrig. Tsao et al. 2017	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Coxiella (Philip 1943) Philip 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Diplorickettsia Mediannikov et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Candidatus Fiscibacter" Solbach et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Nucleiphilum" corrig. Schulz et al. 2015	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Nucleophilum" Schulz et al. 2015	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Occultibacter" corrig. Schulz et al. 2015	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Occultobacter" Schulz et al. 2015	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Paracoxiella" Ingle et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Pokemonas" Solbach et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name
    Rickettsiella Philip 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Legionellales Garrity et al. 2005

Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Order VI. Legionellales ord. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part B (The Gammaproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 210. 🇺🇸

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