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Family Elusimicrobiaceae
Name: Elusimicrobiaceae Geissinger et al. 2010
Etymology: E.lu.si.mi.cro.bi.a’ce.ae. N.L. neut. n. Elusimicrobium, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Elusimicrobiaceae, family of the genus Elusimicrobium
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e-lu-si-mi-kro-bi-A-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Elusimicrobium Geissinger et al. 2010
Effective publication:
Geissinger O, Herlemann DP, Morschel E, Maier UG, Brune A. The ultramicrobacterium "Elusimicrobium minutum" gen. nov., sp. nov., the first cultivated representative of the termite group 1 phylum. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:2831-2840. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 132. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:469-472.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 5
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Avelusimicrobium" Gilroy et al. 2021 not validly published pro-correct name Elusimicrobium Geissinger et al. 2010 validly published under the ICNP correct name Parelusimicrobium Mies et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Candidatus Proelusimicrobium" Mies et al. 2025 not validly published preferred name "Candidatus Pseudelusimicrobium" Mies et al. 2025 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Elusimicrobiales Geissinger et al. 2010
Assigned by:
Geissinger O, Herlemann DP, Morschel E, Maier UG, Brune A. The ultramicrobacterium "Elusimicrobium minutum" gen. nov., sp. nov., the first cultivated representative of the termite group 1 phylum. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:2831-2840. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 1892
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