Name: "Desulfosceptraceae" corrig. Karnachuk et al. 2026

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: De.sul.fo.scep.tra’ce.ae. N.L. fem. pl. n. Desulfosceptraceae, the Desulfosceptrum family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fo-skep-TRA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: "Desulfosceptrum" Karnachuk et al. 2026

Original publication: Karnachuk OV, Lukina AP, Avakyan MR, Panova IA, Kadnikov VV, Beletsky AV, Mardanov AV, Novikov AA, Scherbakova VA, Ravin NV. A Novel Slowly Evolving Lineage of the Desulforudis Clade From the Deep Subsurface. Environ Microbiol 2026; 28:e70293. 🇷🇺

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Desulfosceptrumaceae" Karnachuk et al. 2026	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: VKM: 1; JCM: 1.
  • 🙂 Spelling correction conducted by LPSN on 2026-04-30.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Desulfosceptrum" Karnachuk et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Thermoanaerobacterales Wiegel 2010

Assigned by: Karnachuk OV, Lukina AP, Avakyan MR, Panova IA, Kadnikov VV, Beletsky AV, Mardanov AV, Novikov AA, Scherbakova VA, Ravin NV. A Novel Slowly Evolving Lineage of the Desulforudis Clade From the Deep Subsurface. Environ Microbiol 2026; 28:e70293. 🇷🇺

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Record number: 71728