Name: Gemellaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024
Category, proposed as: family, fam. nov.
Etymology: Ge.mel.la’ce.ae. N.L. fem. dim. n. Gemella, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Gemellaceae, family of the genus Gemella
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ge-mel-LA-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Gemella Berger 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)
Effective publication:
Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 
🇦🇺
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 215. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6173.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| "Gemellaceae" Madigan et al. 2019 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
🇦🇺
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Gemella Berger 1960 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Gemelliphila Bello et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Parent taxon: Caryophanales Peshkoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Freese HM, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Sarda Carbasse J, Afolayan AO, Goker M. TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity. Nucleic Acids Res 2026; 54:D884-D891. 🇩🇪
Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.43789Link copied to clipboard
