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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Family Govanellaceae

Name: Govanellaceae Vandamme et al. 2026

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Go.va.nel.la’ce.ae. N.L. fem. dim. n. Govanella, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Govanellaceae, family of the genus Govanella

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: go-wa-nel-LA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Govanella Vandamme et al. 2026

Effective publication: Vandamme P, Peeters C, Hettiarachchi A, Cnockaert M, Carlier A. Corrigendum to "Govania unica gen. nov., sp. nov., a rare biosphere bacterium that represents a novel family in the class Alphaproteobacteria" [Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 46(3) (2023) 126405]. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126642. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 2

Parent taxon: Sphingomonadales Yabuuchi and Kosako 2006

Assigned by: Vandamme P, Peeters C, Hettiarachchi A, Cnockaert M, Carlier A. Corrigendum to "Govania unica gen. nov., sp. nov., a rare biosphere bacterium that represents a novel family in the class Alphaproteobacteria" [Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 46(3) (2023) 126405]. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126642. 🇧🇪

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Record number: 70227
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