Name: Desulfuromonadaceae corrig. Kuever et al. 2006

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Desulfuromonas, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Desulfuromonadaceae, the Desulfuromonas family

Gender: feminine

Type genus: Desulfuromonas Pfennig and Biebl 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)

Effective publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Family I. Desulfuromonaceae 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. 1006.

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
    Trichloromonadaceae Waite et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Geoalkalibacteraceae Waite et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Pseudopelobacteraceae" Waite et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Pelobacteraceae" Waite et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Desulfuromonaceae Kuever et al. 2006	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Emendations:
  • Greene et al. 2009 Greene AC, Patel BK, Yacob S. Geoalkalibacter subterraneus sp. nov., an anaerobic Fe(III)- and Mn(IV)-reducing bacterium from a petroleum reservoir, and emended descriptions of the family Desulfuromonadaceae and the genus Geoalkalibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:781-785. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1557-1558.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the inclusion of 4 genera in the family.
  • Waite et al. 2020 Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the inclusion of 2 genera in the family.
    • ⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 8 genera from the family.

• Notes:
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Geobacteraceae Holmes et al. 2004. Publication: Holmes DE, Nevin KP, Lovley DR. Comparison of 16S rRNA, nifD, recA, gyrB, rpoB and fusA genes within the family Geobacteraceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1591-1599.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 30; ATCC: 15; JCM: 6; NBRC: 5; VKM: 1; MTCC: 1; KCTC: 1.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Desulfuromonaceae (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61. Publication: 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 5
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 7
Total number of child taxa: 10

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Deferrimonas" Waite et al. 2020	not validly published	preferred name
    Desulfuromonas Pfennig and Biebl 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfuromusa Liesack and Finster 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Geoalkalibacter Zavarzina et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Malonomonas Dehning and Schink 1990	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pelobacter Schink and Pfennig 1983	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Pseudodesulfuromonas" Waite et al. 2020	not validly published	synonym
    "Pseudopelobacter" Waite et al. 2020	not validly published	synonym
    Seleniibacterium Waite et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Trichloromonas Waite et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Desulfuromonadales corrig. Kuever et al. 2006

Assigned by: Greene AC, Patel BK, Yacob S. Geoalkalibacter subterraneus sp. nov., an anaerobic Fe(III)- and Mn(IV)-reducing bacterium from a petroleum reservoir, and emended descriptions of the family Desulfuromonadaceae and the genus Geoalkalibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:781-785.

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