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Family Oleispirillaceae
Name: Oleispirillaceae Peng et al. 2024
Etymology: O.le.i.spi.ril.la.ce’ae. N.L. neut. dim. n. Oleispirillum, a bacterial genus; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Oleispirillaceae, the Oleispirillum family
Type genus: Oleispirillum Peng et al. 2024
Valid publication:
Peng C, Zhang X, Li J, Yang M, Ma S, Fan H, Dai L, Cheng L. Oleispirillum naphthae gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from oil sludge, and proposal of Oleispirillaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6292. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6343.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Peng et al. (2024) assigned this family to the class Alphaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Peng C, Zhang X, Li J, Yang M, Ma S, Fan H, Dai L, Cheng L. Oleispirillum naphthae gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from oil sludge, and proposal of Oleispirillaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6292.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1.
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🧕 Peng et al. (2024) assigned this family to the class Alphaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Peng C, Zhang X, Li J, Yang M, Ma S, Fan H, Dai L, Cheng L. Oleispirillum naphthae gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from oil sludge, and proposal of Oleispirillaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6292.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Oleispirillum Peng et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Rhodospirillales Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Peng C, Zhang X, Li J, Yang M, Ma S, Fan H, Dai L, Cheng L. Oleispirillum naphthae gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from oil sludge, and proposal of Oleispirillaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6292.
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Record number: 45694
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