Name: Methanomethylophilaceae Borrel et al. 2024

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Me.tha.no.me.thy.lo.phi.la’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Methanomethylophilus, is the type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Methanomethylophilaceae, the family of the genus Methanomethylophilus

Gender: feminine

Type genus: Methanomethylophilus Borrel et al. 2024

Effective publication: Borrel G, Fadhlaoui K, Ben Hania W, Gaci N, Pehau-Arnaudet G, Chaudhary PP, Vandekerckove P, Ballet N, Alric M, O'Toole PW, et al. Methanomethylophilus alvi gen. nov., sp. nov., a Novel Hydrogenotrophic Methyl-Reducing Methanogenic Archaea of the Order Methanomassiliicoccales Isolated from the Human Gut and Proposal of the Novel Family Methanomethylophilaceae fam. nov. Microorganisms 2023; 11:0.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 216. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6229.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Methanomethylophilaceae" Gaci et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 3; CIP: 3.

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: 6

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Methanarcanum" Chibani et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Candidatus Methanomethylophilus" Borrel et al. 2012	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Methanomethylophilus Borrel et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Methanomicula" Protasov and Brune 2023	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Candidatus Methanoprimaticola" Chibani et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Candidatus Methanospyradousia" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Methanomassiliicoccales Iino et al. 2013

Assigned by: Borrel G, Fadhlaoui K, Ben Hania W, Gaci N, Pehau-Arnaudet G, Chaudhary PP, Vandekerckove P, Ballet N, Alric M, O'Toole PW, et al. Methanomethylophilus alvi gen. nov., sp. nov., a Novel Hydrogenotrophic Methyl-Reducing Methanogenic Archaea of the Order Methanomassiliicoccales Isolated from the Human Gut and Proposal of the Novel Family Methanomethylophilaceae fam. nov. Microorganisms 2023; 11:0.

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Record number: 46493