Name: Oceanipulchritudinaceae Min et al. 2023

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: O.ce.a.ni.pul.chri.tu.di.na’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Oceanipulchritudo, a bacterial genus; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Oceanipulchritudinaceae, the Oceanipulchritudo family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: o-ke-a-ni-pul-k^hri-tu-di-NA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Oceanipulchritudo Feng et al. 2020

Effective publication: Min L, Wang W, Oren A, Lai Q, Huang Z. Coraliomargarita parva sp. nov., isolated from mangrove sediment and genome-based analysis of the class Opitutae revealed five novel families: Coraliomargaritaceae fam. nov., Pelagicoccaceae fam. nov., Cerasicoccaeae fam. nov., Oceanipulchritudinaceae fam. nov., and Alterococcaeae fam. nov. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1202141. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 214. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6080.

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 Puniceicoccaceae Choo et al. 2007. Publication: Feng X, Zou QH, Zhang XY, Ye MQ, Du ZJ. Oceanipulchritudo coccoides gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment within the family Puniceicoccaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5654-5664. 🇨🇳
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 1; MCCC: 1.

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: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Oceanipulchritudo Feng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Opitutales Choo et al. 2007

Assigned by: Min L, Wang W, Oren A, Lai Q, Huang Z. Coraliomargarita parva sp. nov., isolated from mangrove sediment and genome-based analysis of the class Opitutae revealed five novel families: Coraliomargaritaceae fam. nov., Pelagicoccaceae fam. nov., Cerasicoccaeae fam. nov., Oceanipulchritudinaceae fam. nov., and Alterococcaeae fam. nov. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1202141. 🇨🇳

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