Name: Magnetococcaceae Bazylinski et al. 2013

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Ma.gne.to.coc.ca’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Magnetococcus, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Magnetococcaceae, the family of the genus Magnetococcus

Pronunciation, gender: ma-n͡gne-to-kok-KA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Magnetococcus Bazylinski et al. 2013

Valid publication: Bazylinski DA, Williams TJ, Lefevre CT, Berg RJ, Zhang CL, Bowser SS, Dean AJ, Beveridge TJ. Magnetococcus marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine, magnetotactic bacterium that represents a novel lineage (Magnetococcaceae fam. nov., Magnetococcales ord. nov.) at the base of the Alphaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:801-808.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1939-1941.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 2; ATCC: 2.

Subdivision:

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: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Magnetococcus Bazylinski et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Magnetococcus" Lefèvre et al. 2012	not validly published	synonym
    "Magnetofaba" Morillo et al. 2014	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Magnetococcales Bazylinski et al. 2013

Assigned by: Bazylinski DA, Williams TJ, Lefevre CT, Berg RJ, Zhang CL, Bowser SS, Dean AJ, Beveridge TJ. Magnetococcus marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine, magnetotactic bacterium that represents a novel lineage (Magnetococcaceae fam. nov., Magnetococcales ord. nov.) at the base of the Alphaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:801-808.

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Record number: 1949