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Family Limisphaeraceae
Name: Limisphaeraceae Podosokorskaya et al. 2023
Etymology: Li.mi.sphae.ra’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Limisphaera, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Limisphaeraceae, the Limisphaera family
Pronunciation, gender: li-mi-spha͡e-RA-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Limisphaera Anders et al. 2015
Effective publication:
Podosokorskaya OA, Elcheninov AG, Novikov AA, Merkel AY, Kublanov IV. Fontisphaera persica gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic hydrolytic bacterium from a hot spring of Baikal lake region, and proposal of Fontisphaeraceae fam. nov., and Limisphaeraceae fam. nov. within the Limisphaerales ord. nov. (Verrucomicrobiota). Syst Appl Microbiol 2023; 46:126438. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 213. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5997.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Limisphaera Anders et al. 2015 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Limisphaerales Podosokorskaya et al. 2023
Assigned by:
Podosokorskaya OA, Elcheninov AG, Novikov AA, Merkel AY, Kublanov IV. Fontisphaera persica gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic hydrolytic bacterium from a hot spring of Baikal lake region, and proposal of Fontisphaeraceae fam. nov., and Limisphaeraceae fam. nov. within the Limisphaerales ord. nov. (Verrucomicrobiota). Syst Appl Microbiol 2023; 46:126438.
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Record number: 38457
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