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Family "Mariprofundaceae"
Name: "Mariprofundaceae" Emerson et al. 2007
Etymology: Ma.ri.pro.fun.da’ce.ae. N.L. fem. pl. n. Mariprofundaceae, the family of the genus Mariprofundus
Pronunciation, gender: ma-ri-pro-fun-DA-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Mariprofundus Emerson et al. 2010
Original publication:
Emerson D, Rentz JA, Lilburn TG, Davis RE, Aldrich H, Chan C, Moyer CL. A novel lineage of proteobacteria involved in formation of marine Fe-oxidizing microbial mat communities. PLoS One 2007; 2:e667. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Mariprofundaceae Hördt et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mariprofundaceae Hördt et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🧕 Makita et al. (2017) assigned this family to the class "Zetaproteobacteria" Makita et al. 2017.
Publication:
Makita H, Tanaka E, Mitsunobu S, Miyazaki M, Nunoura T, Uematsu K, Takaki Y, Nishi S, Shimamura S, Takai K. Mariprofundus micogutta sp. nov., a novel iron-oxidizing zetaproteobacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal field at the Bayonnaise knoll of the Izu-Ogasawara arc, and a description of Mariprofundales ord. nov. and Zetaproteobacteria classis nov. Arch Microbiol 2017; 199:335-346.
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🛺 The type genus of this family has been placed in the family Mariprofundaceae Hördt et al. 2020.
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
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🧕 Makita et al. (2017) assigned this family to the class "Zetaproteobacteria" Makita et al. 2017.
Publication:
Makita H, Tanaka E, Mitsunobu S, Miyazaki M, Nunoura T, Uematsu K, Takaki Y, Nishi S, Shimamura S, Takai K. Mariprofundus micogutta sp. nov., a novel iron-oxidizing zetaproteobacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal field at the Bayonnaise knoll of the Izu-Ogasawara arc, and a description of Mariprofundales ord. nov. and Zetaproteobacteria classis nov. Arch Microbiol 2017; 199:335-346.
Parent taxon: Mariprofundales Hördt et al. 2020
Assigned by:
LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted.
It may or may not mention this taxon name. —
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
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Record number: 1913
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