Family Elusimicrobiaceae

Name: Elusimicrobiaceae Geissinger et al. 2010

Category, proposed as: family, fam. nov.

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. 🇩🇪

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

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Geissinger et al. (2009) assigned this family to the class Elusimicrobia Geissinger et al. 2010. 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. 🇩🇪
  • 🧕 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned this family to the class "Elusimicrobiota". Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056. 🇮🇱
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 4; DSM: 3; ATCC: 1.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • 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

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