Name: "Houyibacteriaceae" Li et al. 2023

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Hou.yi.bac.te.ri.a’ce.ae. N.L. neut. n. Houyibacterium, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Houyibacteriaceae, the family of the genus Houyibacterium

Pronunciation, gender: hou-yi-bak-te-ri-A-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: "Houyibacterium" Li et al. 2023

Original publication: Li L, Huang D, Hu Y, Rudling NM, Canniffe DP, Wang F, Wang Y. Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6450.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

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

Parent taxon: Polyangiales Waite et al. 2020

Assigned by: Li L, Huang D, Hu Y, Rudling NM, Canniffe DP, Wang F, Wang Y. Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6450.

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Record number: 57800
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