Family Geminicoccaceae
Name: Geminicoccaceae Proença et al. 2018
Etymology: Ge.mi.ni.coc.ca’ce.a.e N.L. masc. n. Geminicoccus, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Geminicoccaceae, the Geminicoccaceae family
Type genus: Geminicoccus Foesel et al. 2008
Effective publication:
Proenca DN, Whitman WB, Varghese N, Shapiro N, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Morais PV. Arboriscoccus pini gen. nov., sp. nov., an endophyte from a pine tree of the class Alphaproteobacteria, emended description of Geminicoccus roseus, and proposal of Geminicoccaceae fam. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:94-100. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 182. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2130-2133.
Nomenclatural status: validly published
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Hördt et al. 2020
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.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
Notes:- Emendation accompanied by the inclusion of 2 genera in the family.
- As of 2020-04-15 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.
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Hördt et al. 2020
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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Notes:
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Proenca et al. (2018) assigned the genus "Alysiosphaera" to this family.
Publication:
Proenca DN, Whitman WB, Varghese N, Shapiro N, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Morais PV. Arboriscoccus pini gen. nov., sp. nov., an endophyte from a pine tree of the class Alphaproteobacteria, emended description of Geminicoccus roseus, and proposal of Geminicoccaceae fam. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:94-100.
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Proenca et al. (2018) assigned the genus "Alysiosphaera" to this family.
Publication:
Proenca DN, Whitman WB, Varghese N, Shapiro N, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Morais PV. Arboriscoccus pini gen. nov., sp. nov., an endophyte from a pine tree of the class Alphaproteobacteria, emended description of Geminicoccus roseus, and proposal of Geminicoccaceae fam. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:94-100.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Arboricoccus corrig. Proença et al. 2018 validly published correct name Defluviicoccus corrig. Maszenan et al. 2005 validly published correct name Geminicoccus Foesel et al. 2008 validly published correct name Tistrella Shi et al. 2003 validly published correct name
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Parent taxon: Rhodospirillales Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Proenca DN, Whitman WB, Varghese N, Shapiro N, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Morais PV. Arboriscoccus pini gen. nov., sp. nov., an endophyte from a pine tree of the class Alphaproteobacteria, emended description of Geminicoccus roseus, and proposal of Geminicoccaceae fam. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:94-100.
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