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Family Geochordaceae
Name: Geochordaceae Karnachuk et al. 2025
Etymology: Ge.o.chor.da’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Geochorda, a bacterial genus; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Geochordaceae, the family of Geochorda genus
Pronunciation, gender: ge-o-khor-DA-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Geochorda Karnachuk et al. 2025
Effective publication:
Karnachuk OV, Lukina AP, Avakyan MR, Kadnikov VV, Begmatov S, Beletsky AV, Vlasova KG, Novikov AA, Shcherbakova VA, Mardanov AV, et al. Novel thermophilic genera Geochorda gen. nov. and Carboxydochorda gen. nov. from the deep terrestrial subsurface reveal the ecophysiological diversity in the class Limnochordia. Frontiers in Microbiology 2024; 15:0. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 222. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6640.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧒 Karnachuk et al. (2024) assigned the genus Carboxydochorda Karnachuk et al. 2025 to this family.
Publication:
Karnachuk OV, Lukina AP, Avakyan MR, Kadnikov VV, Begmatov S, Beletsky AV, Vlasova KG, Novikov AA, Shcherbakova VA, Mardanov AV, et al. Novel thermophilic genera Geochorda gen. nov. and Carboxydochorda gen. nov. from the deep terrestrial subsurface reveal the ecophysiological diversity in the class Limnochordia. Frontiers in Microbiology 2024; 15:0.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Geochodaceae".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 3; VKM: 3.
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🧒 Karnachuk et al. (2024) assigned the genus Carboxydochorda Karnachuk et al. 2025 to this family.
Publication:
Karnachuk OV, Lukina AP, Avakyan MR, Kadnikov VV, Begmatov S, Beletsky AV, Vlasova KG, Novikov AA, Shcherbakova VA, Mardanov AV, et al. Novel thermophilic genera Geochorda gen. nov. and Carboxydochorda gen. nov. from the deep terrestrial subsurface reveal the ecophysiological diversity in the class Limnochordia. Frontiers in Microbiology 2024; 15:0.
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 Carboxydichorda corrig. Karnachuk et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP correct name Carboxydochorda Karnachuk et al. 2025 inaccurate spelling misspelling Geochorda Karnachuk et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Limnochordales Watanabe et al. 2015
Assigned by:
Karnachuk OV, Lukina AP, Avakyan MR, Kadnikov VV, Begmatov S, Beletsky AV, Vlasova KG, Novikov AA, Shcherbakova VA, Mardanov AV, et al. Novel thermophilic genera Geochorda gen. nov. and Carboxydochorda gen. nov. from the deep terrestrial subsurface reveal the ecophysiological diversity in the class Limnochordia. Frontiers in Microbiology 2024; 15:0.
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Record number: 64665
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