Name: Morganellaceae Adeolu et al. 2016

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Mor.ga.nel.la’ce.ae. N.L. fem. dim. n. Morganella, the type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Morganellaceae, the family whose nomenclatural type is the genus Morganella

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mor-ga-nel-LA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Morganella Fulton 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)

Valid publication: Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Naushad S, S Gupta R. Genome-based phylogeny and taxonomy of the 'Enterobacteriales': proposal for Enterobacterales ord. nov. divided into the families Enterobacteriaceae, Erwiniaceae fam. nov., Pectobacteriaceae fam. nov., Yersiniaceae fam. nov., Hafniaceae fam. nov., Morganellaceae fam. nov., and Budviciaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5575-5599. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:525-528.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Class III. Gammaproteobacteria class. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part B (The Gammaproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1. 🇺🇸
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Gherna et al. (1991). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 80; CIP: 45; ATCC: 37; LMG: 22; CCUG: 21; JCM: 16; NCTC: 16; CCM: 16; CCOS: 15; CCTCC: 11.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 7
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 8
Total number of child taxa: 8

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Arsenophonus Gherna et al. 1991	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Cosenzaea Giammanco et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Moellerella Hickman-Brenner et al. 1984	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Morganella Fulton 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Photorhabdus Boemare et al. 1993	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Proteus Hauser 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP, conserved name	correct name
    Providencia Ewing 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Xenorhabdus Thomas and Poinar 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Enterobacterales Adeolu et al. 2016

Assigned by: Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Naushad S, S Gupta R. Genome-based phylogeny and taxonomy of the 'Enterobacteriales': proposal for Enterobacterales ord. nov. divided into the families Enterobacteriaceae, Erwiniaceae fam. nov., Pectobacteriaceae fam. nov., Yersiniaceae fam. nov., Hafniaceae fam. nov., Morganellaceae fam. nov., and Budviciaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5575-5599. 🇨🇦

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