Name: "Levibacteraceae" Sadler et al. 2025

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Le.vi.bac.te.ra’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Levibacter, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Levibacteraceae, the family of the genus Levibacter

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le-wi-bak-te-RA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: "Levibacter" Sadler et al. 2025

Original publication: Sadler MC, Wietz M, Mino S, Morris RM. Genomic diversity and adaptation in Arctic marine bacteria. mBio 2025; 16:e0155525. 🇺🇸

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: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Levibacter" Sadler et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Puniceispirillales" Chuvochina et al. 2023

Assigned by: Sadler MC, Wietz M, Mino S, Morris RM. Genomic diversity and adaptation in Arctic marine bacteria. mBio 2025; 16:e0155525. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 72730