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Family Devosiaceae
Name: Devosiaceae Hördt et al. 2020
Etymology: De.vo.si.a’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Devosia, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Devosiaceae, the Devosia family
Type genus: Devosia Nakagawa et al. 1996
Effective publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Hyphomicrobiaceae Babudieri 1950 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Rivas R, Willems A, Subba-Rao NS, Mateos PF, Dazzo FB, Kroppenstedt RM, Martinez-Molina E, Gillis M, Velazquez E. Description of Devosia neptuniae sp. nov. that nodulates and fixes nitrogen in symbiosis with Neptunia natans, an aquatic legume from India. Syst Appl Microbiol 2003; 26:47-53.
- 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Hwang et al. (2009). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CGMCC: 25; JCM: 25; KCTC: 23; DSM: 19; NBRC: 12; CCM: 8; MCCC: 6; ATCC: 4; CIP: 4; VKM: 4.
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🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Hyphomicrobiaceae Babudieri 1950 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Rivas R, Willems A, Subba-Rao NS, Mateos PF, Dazzo FB, Kroppenstedt RM, Martinez-Molina E, Gillis M, Velazquez E. Description of Devosia neptuniae sp. nov. that nodulates and fixes nitrogen in symbiosis with Neptunia natans, an aquatic legume from India. Syst Appl Microbiol 2003; 26:47-53.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 7
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 11
Total number of child taxa: 11
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Arsenicitalea Mu et al. 2016 validly published under the ICNP correct name Cucumibacter Hwang and Cho 2008 validly published under the ICNP correct name Devosia Nakagawa et al. 1996 validly published under the ICNP correct name Mariluticola Ishaq et al. 2023 validly published under the ICNP correct name Maritalea Hwang et al. 2009 validly published under the ICNP correct name Methyloterrigena Kim et al. 2016 validly published under the ICNP synonym Paradevosia Geng et al. 2015 validly published under the ICNP correct name Pelagibacterium Xu et al. 2011 validly published under the ICNP correct name Vasilyevaea Yee et al. 2010 validly published under the ICNP synonym Youhaiella Wang et al. 2015 validly published under the ICNP synonym Zhangella Xu et al. 2009 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Hyphomicrobiales Douglas 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
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Record number: 11018
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