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Name: Opitutaceae Choo et al. 2007
Etymology: O.pi.tu.ta’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Opitutus, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Opitutaceae, the family of the genus Opitutus
Type genus: Opitutus Chin et al. 2001
Valid publication:
Choo YJ, Lee K, Song J, Cho JC. Puniceicoccus vermicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium, and description of Puniceicoccaceae fam. nov., Puniceicoccales ord. nov., Opitutaceae fam. nov., Opitutales ord. nov. and Opitutae classis nov. in the phylum 'Verrucomicrobia'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:532-537.
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1173-1174.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
---|---|
Alterococcaceae Min et al. 2023 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 11
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 11
Total number of child taxa: 17
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
Actomonas Zhang et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Alterococcus Shieh and Jean 1999 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Cephaloticoccus" Lin et al. 2016 | not validly published | preferred name |
"Candidatus Didemniditutus" corrig. Lopera et al. 2017 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
"Candidatus Didemnitutus" Lopera et al. 2017 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
"Didymococcus" Wertz et al. 2017 | not validly published | synonym |
"Diplosphaera" Wertz et al. 2012 | not validly published | synonym |
Ereboglobus Tegtmeier et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Geminisphaera Wertz et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Horticoccus Chung et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Lacunisphaera" Rast et al. 2017 | not validly published | preferred name |
Nibricoccus Baek et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Oleiharenicola Rochman et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Opitutus Chin et al. 2001 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Rariglobus Pitt et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Synoicihabitans Ahmad et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Termitidicoccus Mei et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Opitutales Choo et al. 2007
Assigned by:
Choo YJ, Lee K, Song J, Cho JC. Puniceicoccus vermicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium, and description of Puniceicoccaceae fam. nov., Puniceicoccales ord. nov., Opitutaceae fam. nov., Opitutales ord. nov. and Opitutae classis nov. in the phylum 'Verrucomicrobia'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:532-537.
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Record number: 993