Name: Pseudobdellovibrionaceae Waite et al. 2022

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Pseu.do.bdel.lo.vi.bri.o.na’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Pseudobdellovibrio, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Pseudobdellovibrionaceae, the Pseudobdellovibrio family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-bdel-lo-wi-bri-o-NA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Pseudobdellovibrio Waite et al. 2020

Valid publication: Goker M. Filling the gaps: missing taxon names at the ranks of class, order and family. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5638. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5799.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bdellovibrionaceae Garrity et al. 2006	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    "Micavibrionaceae" Poff et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧒 Göker (2022) assigned the genus Vampirovibrio Gromov and Mamkayeva 1980 to this family. Publication: Goker M. Filling the gaps: missing taxon names at the ranks of class, order and family. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5638. 🇩🇪
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Bdellovibrionaceae Garrity et al. 2006. Publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Waite et al.) deliberately differs from the author of the publication (Göker).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 8; DSM: 7; NCIMB: 2; CM-CNRG: 2; KCTC: 1; VKM: 1; NCCB: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Bdellovibrio Stolp and Starr 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Micavibrio Lambina et al. 1989	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pseudobdellovibrio Waite et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Bdellovibrionales Garrity et al. 2006

Assigned by: Goker M. Filling the gaps: missing taxon names at the ranks of class, order and family. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5638. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 34880