Name: Ectothiorhodospiraceae Imhoff 1984

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Ec.to.thi.o.rho.do.spi’ra Ec.to.thi.o.rho.do.spi.ra’ce.ae N.L. fem. n. Ectothiorhodospira, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Ectothiorhodospiraceae, Ectothiorhodospira family

Gender: feminine

Type genus: Ectothiorhodospira Pelsh 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Valid publication: Imhoff JF. Reassignment of the genus Ectothiorhodospira Pelsh 1936 to a new family, Ectothiorhodospiraceae fam. nov., and emended description of the Chromatiaceae Bavendamm 1924. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:338-339.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Trüper HG, Imhoff JF. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology - Subcommittee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria. Minutes of the meetings, 10 September 1997, Vienna, Austria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:925-926.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Trueper HG, Imhoff JF. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF THE PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA: Minutes of the meetings, 10 September 1997, Vienna, Austria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:925-926.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 23
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 24
Total number of child taxa: 26

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Acidihalobacter Cárdenas et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
    Alkalilimnicola corrig. Yakimov et al. 2001	validly published	correct name
    Alkalispirillum Rijkenberg et al. 2002	validly published	correct name
    Aquisalimonas Márquez et al. 2007	validly published	correct name
    Arhodomonas Adkins et al. 1993	validly published	correct name
    Ectothiorhodosinus Gorlenko et al. 2007	validly published	correct name
    Ectothiorhodospira Pelsh 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published	correct name
    [Endonucleariobacter]	artificial parent node of Candidatus species that lack a genus description
    Halofilum Xia et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
    Halopeptonella Menes et al. 2016	validly published	synonym
    Halorhodospira Imhoff and Süling 1997	validly published	correct name
    Inmirania Slobodkina et al. 2016	validly published	correct name
    "Maricoccus" Li et al. 2013	not validly published
    Methylohalomonas Sorokin et al. 2007	validly published	correct name
    Methylonatrum Sorokin et al. 2007	validly published	correct name
    Natronocella Sorokin et al. 2007	validly published	correct name
    Natronospira Sorokin et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
    Nitrococcus Watson and Waterbury 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published	correct name
    Oceanococcus Li et al. 2014	validly published	correct name
    Spiribacter León et al. 2014	validly published	correct name
    Thioalbus Park et al. 2011	validly published	correct name
    Thioalkalivibrio corrig. Sorokin et al. 2001	validly published	correct name
    Thiogranum Mori et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
    Thiohalomonas Sorokin et al. 2007	validly published	correct name
    Thiohalospira Sorokin et al. 2008	validly published	correct name
    Thiorhodospira Bryantseva et al. 1999	validly published	correct name

Parent taxon: Chromatiales Imhoff 2005

Assigned by: Imhoff JF. Order I. Chromatiales ord. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part B (The Gammaproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1-3.

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