Name: Desulfobacteriaceae Galushko and Kuever 2021

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: De.sul.fo.bac.te.ri.a’ce.ae. N.L. neut. n. Desulfobacterium, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Desulfobacteriaceae, the family of Desulfobacterium

Pronunciation, gender: de-sul-fo-bak-te-ri-A-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Desulfobacterium Bak and Widdel 1988

Effective publication: Galushko A, Kuever J. Desulfobacteriaceae fam. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-3.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 197. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:1-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Desulfobacteraceae Kuever et al. 2006. Publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Family I. Desulfobacteraceae 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 C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 959-960.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 9; ATCC: 5; JCM: 4; VKM: 3.

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: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Desulfobacterium Bak and Widdel 1988	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Desulfobacterales Kuever et al. 2006

Assigned by: Galushko A, Kuever J. Desulfobacteriaceae fam. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-3.

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