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Family Motilibacteraceae
Name: Motilibacteraceae Lee 2013
Etymology: Mo.ti.li.bac.te.ra’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Motilibacter, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Motilibacteraceae, the Motilibacter family
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mo-ti-li-bak-te-RA-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Motilibacter Lee 2012
Valid publication:
Lee SD. Proposal of Motilibacteraceae fam. nov., with the description of Motilibacter rhizosphaerae sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3818-3822. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:6-7.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Lee (2013) assigned this family to the order "Frankiales".
Publication:
Lee SD. Proposal of Motilibacteraceae fam. nov., with the description of Motilibacter rhizosphaerae sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3818-3822. 🇰🇷
- 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Lee (2013). 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: JCM: 2; CGMCC: 2; DSM: 2; KACC: 1; KCTC: 1.
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🧕 Lee (2013) assigned this family to the order "Frankiales".
Publication:
Lee SD. Proposal of Motilibacteraceae fam. nov., with the description of Motilibacter rhizosphaerae sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3818-3822.
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: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Motilibacter Lee 2012 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Motilibacterales Salam et al. 2020
Assigned by:
Feng YZ, Chunyu WX, Liang R, Hahnke RL, Schumann P, Zhao YR, Gao S, Yin M, Ji Y, Sun L, et al. Vallicoccus soli gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from soil, and description of Vallicoccaceae fam. nov., Motilibacterales ord. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:2155-2165. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 1963
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