Name: "Desulfosceptrumaceae" Karnachuk et al. 2026

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: De.sul.fo.scep.truma’ce.ae. N.L. neut. n. Desulfosceptrum, a bacterial genus; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Desulfosceptrumaceae, the family of Desulfosceptrum genus (sic)

Gender: 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: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and no standing)

Preferred name: "Desulfosceptraceae" corrig. Karnachuk et al. 2026

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Desulfosceptraceae" corrig. Karnachuk et al. 2026	corrected spelling of name, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Karnachuk et al. (2026) assigned this family to the order Thermoanaerobacterales Wiegel 2010. 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. 🇷🇺

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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