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Name: Moraxellaceae Rossau et al. 1991
Etymology: Mo.ra.xel.la’ce.ae. N.L. fem. dim. n. Moraxella, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Moraxellaceae, the Moraxella family
Type genus: Moraxella Lwoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)
Valid publication:
Rossau R, Van Landschoot A, Gillis M, De Ley J. Taxonomy of Moraxellaceae fam. nov., a new bacterial family to accommodate the genera Moraxella, Acinetobacter, and Psychrobacter and related organisms. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:310-319.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 41, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:581.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
---|---|
Branhamaceae Catlin 1991 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name |
Perlucidibacaceae Liao et al. 2021 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 13
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 14
Total number of child taxa: 15
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
Acinetobacter Brisou and Prévot 1954 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Agitococcus Franzmann and Skerman 1981 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Alkanindiges Bogan et al. 2003 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Amnimonas Lee et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Aquirhabdus Kim et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Branhamella Catlin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Cavicella França et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Enhydrobacter Staley et al. 1987 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Faucicola Humphreys et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Fluviicoccus Kim et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
[Mikrokokkus] | preliminary entry that lacks crucial information | |
Moraxella Lwoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP, conserved name | correct name |
Paraperlucidibaca Oh et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Perlucidibaca Song et al. 2008 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Psychrobacter Juni and Heym 1986 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Pseudomonadales Orla-Jensen 1921 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Flores-Felix JD, Garcia-Fraile P, Saati-Santamaria Z. Harmony in diversity: Reorganizing the families within the order Pseudomonadales. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2025; 0:108321.
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Record number: 902