Name: "Govanellaceae" Vandamme et al. 2025

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, gender: go-wa-nel-LA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: "Govanella" Vandamme et al. 2025

Original 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.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Govaniaceae" Vandamme et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: LMG: 2; CECT: 2.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Govanella" Vandamme et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    "Govania" Vandamme et al. 2023	not validly published	synonym

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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