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
Hördt A, García-López M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Göker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front. Microbiol. 2020; 11:468.
Notes:- 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
Hördt A, García-López M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Göker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front. Microbiol. 2020; 11:468.
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: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status [Alysiosphaera] artificial parent node of Candidatus species that lack a genus description Arboricoccus corrig. Proença et al. 2018 validly published correct name Geminicoccus Foesel et al. 2008 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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