Name: Neomegalonemataceae Hördt et al. 2020

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Ne.o.me.ga.lo.ne.ma.ta’ce.ae. N.L. neut. n. Neomegalonema, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Neomegalonemataceae, the Neomegalonema family

Gender: feminine

Type genus: Neomegalonema Oren 2017

Effective publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Meganemataceae" corrig. McIlroy et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Meganemaceae" McIlroy et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Methylobacteriaceae Garrity et al. 2006. Publication: Oren A. On names of genera of prokaryotes that are later homonyms of generic names with standing in the zoological or the botanical nomenclature. Proposal of Neomegalonema gen. nov. and Neomegalonema perideroedes comb. nov. as replacements for the prokaryotic generic name Meganema and the species name Meganema perideroedes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4276-4278.
  • The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03304 (N = 7).
  • The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 4; ATCC: 4.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Meganema Thomsen et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name	synonym
    Neomegalonema Oren 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Rhodobacterales Garrity et al. 2006

Assigned by: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

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Record number: 11020