Name: "Oceanoplasmataceae" Vohsen et al. 2024

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: O.ce.a.no.plas.ma.ta’ce.ae. N.L. neut. n. Oceanoplasma, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Oceanoplasmataceae, family name

Pronunciation, gender: o-ke-a-no-plas-ma-TA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: "Oceanoplasma" Vohsen et al. 2024

Original publication: Vohsen SA, Gruber-Vodicka HR, Herrera S, Dubilier N, Fisher CR, Baums IB. Discovery of deep-sea coral symbionts from a novel clade of marine bacteria with severely reduced genomes. Nat Commun 2024; 15:9508. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not 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: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Bathyplasma" Wei et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    "Oceanoplasma" Vohsen et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Thalassoplasma" Vohsen et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: [Mollicutes, not assigned to order]

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Record number: 69067