Name: "Candidatus Nanosynbacteraceae" McLean et al. 2020

Category: Family

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Na.no.syn.bac.te.ra’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Nanosynbacter, a Candidatus genus name; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Nanosynbacteraceae, the Candidatus Nanosynbacter family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: na-no-syn-bak-te-RA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: "Candidatus Nanosynbacter" McLean et al. 2020

Original publication: McLean JS, Bor B, Kerns KA, Liu Q, To TT, Solden L, Hendrickson EL, Wrighton K, Shi W, He X. Acquisition and Adaptation of Ultra-small Parasitic Reduced Genome Bacteria to Mammalian Hosts. Cell Rep 2020; 32:107939. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Nanogingivalales" corrig. McLean et al. 2020

Assigned by: Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 131
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