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Family Limnochordaceae
Name: Limnochordaceae Watanabe et al. 2015
Etymology: Lim.no.chor.da’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Limnochorda, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Limnochordaceae, family of the genus Limnochorda
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lim-no-khor-DA-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Limnochorda Watanabe et al. 2015
Valid publication:
Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Limnochorda pilosa gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic, facultatively anaerobic, pleomorphic bacterium and proposal of Limnochordaceae fam. nov., Limnochordales ord. nov. and Limnochordia classis nov. in the phylum Firmicutes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2378-2384. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3768-3770.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Limochordaceae".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NBRC: 1; DSM: 1.
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 Limnochorda Watanabe et al. 2015 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Limnochordales Watanabe et al. 2015
Assigned by:
Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Limnochorda pilosa gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic, facultatively anaerobic, pleomorphic bacterium and proposal of Limnochordaceae fam. nov., Limnochordales ord. nov. and Limnochordia classis nov. in the phylum Firmicutes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2378-2384. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 2010
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