Name: Cuniculiplasmataceae Golyshina et al. 2016

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Cu.ni.cu.li.plas.ma.ta’ce.ae. N.L. neut. n. Cuniculiplasma, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Cuniculiplasmataceae, the family of the genus Cuniculiplasma

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ku-ni-ku-li-plas-ma-TA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Cuniculiplasma Golyshina et al. 2016

Valid publication: Golyshina OV, Lunsdorf H, Kublanov IV, Goldenstein NI, Hinrichs KU, Golyshin PN. The novel extremely acidophilic, cell-wall-deficient archaeon Cuniculiplasma divulgatum gen. nov., sp. nov. represents a new family, Cuniculiplasmataceae fam. nov., of the order Thermoplasmatales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:332-340. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1607-1611.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧒 Golyshina et al. (2017) assigned the genus "Candidatus Mancarchaeum" Golyshina et al. 2017 to this family. Publication: Golyshina OV, Toshchakov SV, Makarova KS, Gavrilov SN, Korzhenkov AA, La Cono V, Arcadi E, Nechitaylo TY, Ferrer M, Kublanov IV, et al. 'ARMAN' archaea depend on association with euryarchaeal host in culture and in situ. Nat Commun 2017; 8:60. 🇬🇧
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 3; VKM: 1.

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: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Caldiplasma" Tsukamoto et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name
    Cuniculiplasma Golyshina et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Thermoplasmatales Reysenbach 2002

Assigned by: Golyshina OV, Lunsdorf H, Kublanov IV, Goldenstein NI, Hinrichs KU, Golyshin PN. The novel extremely acidophilic, cell-wall-deficient archaeon Cuniculiplasma divulgatum gen. nov., sp. nov. represents a new family, Cuniculiplasmataceae fam. nov., of the order Thermoplasmatales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:332-340. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 2018