Name: Desulfomicrobiaceae Kuever et al. 2006

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: De.sul.fo.mi.cro.bi.a’ce.ae. N.L. neut. n. Desulfomicrobium, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Desulfomicrobiaceae, the Desulfomicrobium family

Pronunciation, gender: de-sul-fo-mi-kro-bi-A-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Desulfomicrobium Rozanova et al. 1994

Effective publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Family II. Desulfomicrobiaceae 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. 944.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 107. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfoplanetaceae corrig. Waite et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Desulfoplanaceae Waite et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Emendations:
  • Watanabe et al. 2015 Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Desulfoplanes formicivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a blackish meromictic lake, and emended description of the family Desulfomicrobiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1902-1907. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2784-2785.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the inclusion of 1 genus in the family.

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 14; VKM: 4; JCM: 4; CCUG: 2; ATCC: 2; NBRC: 1; NCIMB: 1.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Desulfomicrobium Rozanova et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfoplanes Watanabe et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thermodesulfomicrobium Galushko and Kuever 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Desulfovibrionales Kuever et al. 2006

Assigned by: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Order II. Desulfovibrionales 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 C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 925-926.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/family/desulfomicrobiaceaeCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 416