Name: "Govaniaceae" Vandamme et al. 2023

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Go.va.ni.a’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Govania, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Govaniaceae, family of the genus Govania

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: go-wa-ni-A-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: "Govania" Vandamme et al. 2023

Original publication: Vandamme P, Peeters C, Hettiarachchi A, Cnockaert M, Carlier A. Govania unica gen. nov., sp. nov., a rare biosphere bacterium that represents a novel family in the class Alphaproteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2023; 46:126405. 🇧🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Govanellaceae Vandamme et al. 2026

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Govanellaceae Vandamme et al. 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Vandamme et al. (2023) assigned this family to the order Sphingomonadales Yabuuchi and Kosako 2006. Publication: Vandamme P, Peeters C, Hettiarachchi A, Cnockaert M, Carlier A. Govania unica gen. nov., sp. nov., a rare biosphere bacterium that represents a novel family in the class Alphaproteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2023; 46:126405. 🇧🇪
  • 🧒 Vandamme et al. (2023) assigned the genus "Govania" Vandamme et al. 2023 to this family. Publication: Vandamme P, Peeters C, Hettiarachchi A, Cnockaert M, Carlier A. Govania unica gen. nov., sp. nov., a rare biosphere bacterium that represents a novel family in the class Alphaproteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2023; 46:126405. 🇧🇪
  • 🛺 The type genus of this family has been placed in the family Govanellaceae Vandamme et al. 2026. 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. 🇧🇪
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).

Parent taxon: Sphingomonadales Yabuuchi and Kosako 2006

Assigned by: LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted. It may or may not mention this taxon name. — 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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