Name: Nitrosotaleaceae Lehtovirta-Morley et al. 2024

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Ni.tro.so.ta.le.a’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Nitrosotalea, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Nitrosotaleaceae, the family of the genus Nitrosotalea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ni-tro-so-ta-le-A-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Nitrosotalea Lehtovirta-Morley et al. 2024

Valid publication: Lehtovirta-Morley LE, Ge C, Ross J, Yao H, Hazard C, Gubry-Rangin C, Prosser JI, Nicol GW. Nitrosotalea devaniterrae gen. nov., sp. nov. and Nitrosotalea sinensis sp. nov., two acidophilic ammonia oxidising archaea isolated from acidic soil, and proposal of the new order Nitrosotaleales ord. nov. within the class Nitrososphaeria of the phylum Nitrososphaerota. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6387. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6556.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Nitrosotaleaceae" Prosser and Nicol 2016	homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 5; NCIMB: 5.

Subdivision:

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: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Nitrosotalea" Lehtovirta-Morley et al. 2011	not validly published	synonym
    Nitrosotalea Lehtovirta-Morley et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Nitrosotaleales Lehtovirta-Morley et al. 2024

Assigned by: Lehtovirta-Morley LE, Ge C, Ross J, Yao H, Hazard C, Gubry-Rangin C, Prosser JI, Nicol GW. Nitrosotalea devaniterrae gen. nov., sp. nov. and Nitrosotalea sinensis sp. nov., two acidophilic ammonia oxidising archaea isolated from acidic soil, and proposal of the new order Nitrosotaleales ord. nov. within the class Nitrososphaeria of the phylum Nitrososphaerota. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6387. 🇫🇷

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