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Name: Desulfuromonadaceae corrig. Kuever et al. 2006
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
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
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 |
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
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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Record number: 444