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Family Methanosphaerulaceae
Name: Methanosphaerulaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024
Etymology: Me.tha.no.sphae.ru.la’ce.ae. N.L. fem. dim. n. Methanosphaerula, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Methanosphaerulaceae, Methanosphaerula family of the genus Methanosphaerula
Pronunciation, gender: me-tha-no-spha͡e-ru-LA-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Methanosphaerula Cadillo-Quiroz et al. 2009
Effective publication:
Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 215. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6173.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Methanoregulaceae Sakai et al. 2012
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Methanoregulaceae Sakai et al. 2012 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Methanosphaerulaceae" Rinke et al. 2021 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
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🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the genus Methanosphaerula Cadillo-Quiroz et al. 2009 to this family.
Publication:
Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
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🛺 The type genus of this family has been placed in the family Methanoregulaceae Sakai et al. 2012.
Publication:
Sakai S, Ehara M, Tseng IC, Yamaguchi T, Brauer SL, Cadillo-Quiroz H, Zinder SH, Imachi H. Methanolinea mesophila sp. nov., a hydrogenotrophic methanogen isolated from rice field soil, and proposal of the archaeal family Methanoregulaceae fam. nov. within the order Methanomicrobiales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1389-1395.
- ❗ Methanosphaerulaceae is the correct name instead if this family is regarded as a separate family (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another family whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
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🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the genus Methanosphaerula Cadillo-Quiroz et al. 2009 to this family.
Publication:
Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
Parent taxon: Methanomicrobiales Balch and Wolfe 1981
Assigned by:
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Sakai S, Ehara M, Tseng IC, Yamaguchi T, Brauer SL, Cadillo-Quiroz H, Zinder SH, Imachi H. Methanolinea mesophila sp. nov., a hydrogenotrophic methanogen isolated from rice field soil, and proposal of the archaeal family Methanoregulaceae fam. nov. within the order Methanomicrobiales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1389-1395.
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