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Name: Oscillospiraceae Peshkoff 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: Os.cil.lo.spi.ra’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Oscillospira, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Oscillospiraceae, the Oscillospira family
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: os-kil-lo-spi-RA-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Oscillospira Chatton and Pérard 1913 (Approved Lists 1980)
Effective publication: Peshkoff MA. [Phylogenics of new microbes Caryophanon latum and Caryophanon tenus - intermediate organisms between the Cyanophyceae and Bacteria]. Zhurnal Obshchei Biologii 1940; 1:597-617.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| Ruminococcaceae Rainey 2010 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name |
| Fastidiosipilaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Ethanoligenentaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Hungateiclostridiaceae Zhang et al. 2018 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name |
| "Mageeibacillaceae" Hildebrand et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published |
| "Butyricicoccaceae" Gilroy et al. 2021 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published |
| Monoglobaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Acutalibacteraceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Acetivibrionaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| "Acutalibacteraceae" Bowerman et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published |
| "Discordiaceae" Hildebrand et al. 2019 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published |
| "Saccharofermentanaceae" Gilroy et al. 2022 | heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling |
| "Saccharofermentantaceae" corrig. Gilroy et al. 2022 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published |
| Butyricicoccaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 71
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 76
Total number of child taxa: 156
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Acetanaerobacterium Chen and Dong 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Acetivibrio Patel et al. 1980 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Acidaminobacterium Liu et al. 2026 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Acutalibacter Lagkouvardos et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Agathobaculum Ahn et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Allobutyricicoccus" Glendinning et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Allofournierella Oren and Molinari Novoa 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Alloruminococcus" Glendinning et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Alloscillospira" Glendinning et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Amygdalobacter Srinivasan et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Anaerobacterium Horino et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Anaerofilum Zellner et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Anaerotruncus Lawson et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Angelakisella" Mailhe et al. 2017 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Candidatus Apopatocola" Gilroy et al. 2022 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Candidatus Aristotella" Glendinning et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Avimicrobium" Glendinning et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Avoscillospira" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Bengtsoniella Pardesi et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Bittarella" Durand et al. 2017 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Brotocaccenecus" Afrizal et al. 2022 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Butyricicoccus Eeckhaut et al. 2008 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Caccousia" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Caproicibacter Flaiz et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Caproicibacterium Gu et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Caproiciproducens Kim et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Cellulosibacter Watthanalamloet et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Cibiobacter" Pasolli et al. 2019 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| "Candidatus Cibionibacter" corrig. Pasolli et al. 2019 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Congzhengia" Liu et al. 2021 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Candidatus Copronaster" Gilroy et al. 2022 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Drancourtella Durand et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Dysosmobacter Le Roy et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Egerieicola" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Enterenecus" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Equicaccousia" Gilroy et al. 2022 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Candidatus Equinaster" Gilroy et al. 2022 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Ercella van Gelder et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Ethanoligenens Xing et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Evtepia" Strandwitz et al. 2019 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Faecalibacterium Duncan et al. 2002 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Faecalispora Rios-Galicia et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Faeciplasma" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Faecivivens" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Faecousia" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Falkowella" Glendinning et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Fastidiosipila Falsen et al. 2005 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Fimenecus" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Fimivicinus" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Fimivivens" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Flavonifractor Carlier et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Flintibacter Lagkouvardos et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Fournierella Togo et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name | synonym |
| Fumia Liu et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Gallacutalibacter" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Gemmiger Gossling and Moore 1975 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Gorbachella" Durand et al. 2017 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Harryflintia Petzoldt et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Herbivorax Koeck et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Candidatus Heteroruminococcus" Glendinning et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Heteroscilispira" Glendinning et al. 2021 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| "Candidatus Heteroscillospira" corrig. Glendinning et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Hominenteromicrobium Afrizal et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Hominicoprocola Afrizal et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Hominilimicola Afrizal et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Hominimerdicola Hitch et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Huintestinicola Hitch et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Hungateiclostridium Zhang et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name | synonym |
| Hydrogeniiclostidium Chaplin et al. 2020 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| Hydrogeniiclostridium corrig. Chaplin et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Hydrogenoanaerobacterium Song and Dong 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Improbicoccus" Takahashi et al. 2023 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Candidatus Intestinicoccus" Zhou et al. 2023 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Intestinifractor" Liu et al. 2020 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Intestinimonas Kläring et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Jilunia" Liu et al. 2021 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Jirenia Huang et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Lawsonibacter Sakamoto et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Ligaoa Liu et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Limivicinus" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Limousia" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Lipomuribacter" Liu et al. 2020 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Mageeibacillus Austin et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Marasmitruncus" Pham et al. 2017 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Markus Huang et al. 2025 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| Markusia corrig. Huang et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Marseillibacter" Ndongo et al. 2017 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Massiliimalia Afouda et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Massiliimalia" corrig. Traore et al. 2017 | not validly published | synonym |
| "Massilimaliae" Traore et al. 2017 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| "Mengyingia" Huang et al. 2024 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Merdimmobilis Abdugheni et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Merdivicinus" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Metaruminococcus" Glendinning et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Monoglobus Kim et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Muriventricola Hitch et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Neglecta" Bessis et al. 2016 | not validly published | synonym |
| Neglectibacter Zgheib et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Neobittarella" Bilen et al. 2018 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Neopoerus" Selma-Royo et al. 2023 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Candidatus Neoruminococcus" Glendinning et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Onthomonas" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Onthovicinus" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Oscillibacter Iino et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Oscillospira Chatton and Pérard 1913 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Owariibacterium Hamaguchi et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Paludicola Li et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name | synonym |
| Paludihabitans Deshmukh and Oren 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Papillibacter Defnoun et al. 2000 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Paraimprobicoccus" Takahashi et al. 2023 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Candidatus Pararuminococcus" Glendinning et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Pelethomonas" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Petroclostridium Zhang et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Phocea" Ndongo et al. 2016 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Porcipelethomonas Hitch et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Provencibacterium" Traore et al. 2017 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Pseudobacteroides Horino et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Pseudobutyricicoccus" Glendinning et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Pseudoflavonifractor Carlier et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Pseudoruminococcus" Glendinning et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Pseudoscilispira" Glendinning et al. 2021 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| "Candidatus Pseudoscillospira" corrig. Glendinning et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Pusillibacter Kitahara et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Pusillimonas Kitahara et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name, later homonym | synonym |
| "Pygmaiobacter" Bilen et al. 2017 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Qingrenia" Liu et al. 2021 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Qingyuzengella" Huang et al. 2024 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Rigidibacter" Liu et al. 2020 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Ructibacterium Zenner et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Ruminiclostridium Zhang et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Ruminococcoides Molinero et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Ruminococcus Sijpesteijn 1948 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Ruthenibacterium Shkoporov et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Saccharofermentans Chen et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Scatavimonas" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Scatolibacter" Zgheib et al. 2022 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Candidatus Scatomorpha" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Scatonaster" Gilroy et al. 2022 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Candidatus Scatovicinus" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Schneewindia" Glendinning et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Scybalenecus" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Shuzhengia" Liu et al. 2021 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Solibaculum Sakamoto et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Sporobacter Grech-Mora et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Subdoligranulum Holmstrøm et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Tepidibaculum Slobodkina et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Thermocaproicibacter Nguyen et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Thermoclostridium Zhang et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Ventrousia" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Vermiculatibacterium" Afrizal et al. 2022 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Vescimonas Kitahara et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Vesiculincola" Treitli et al. 2023 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Vitreibacter" Liu et al. 2020 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Yanshouia" Liu et al. 2021 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Youxingia Liu et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Zongyangia Liu et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Eubacteriales Buchanan 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Tindall BJ. The names Hungateiclostridium Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium thermocellum (Viljoen et al. 1926) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium cellulolyticum (Patel et al. 1980) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium aldrichii (Yang et al. 1990) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium alkalicellulosi (Zhilina et al. 2006) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium clariflavum (Shiratori et al. 2009) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium straminisolvens (Kato et al. 2004) Zhang et al. 2018 and Hungateiclostridium saccincola (Koeck et al. 2016) Zhang et al. 2018 contravene Rule 51b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes and require replacement names in the genus Acetivibrio Patel et al. 1980. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3927-3932.
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