Family Rubidibacteraceae

Name: Rubidibacteraceae Chuvochina et al. 2024

Category, proposed as: family, fam. nov.

Etymology: Ru.bi.di.bac.te.ra’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Rubidibacter, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Rubidibacteraceae, family of the genus Rubidibacter

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ru-bi-di-bak-te-RA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Rubidibacter Choi et al. 2008

Effective publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 215. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Holopediaceae Elenkin 1933	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
    Woronichiniaceae Elenkin 1933	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    "Prochloraceae" Lewin 1977	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Prochloraceae" (ex Lewin 1977) Florenzano et al. 1986	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Beckiaceae" Elenkin 1933	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Aphanothecaceae (Komárek and Anagnostidis 1986) Komárek et al. 2014	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Coelosphaeriaceae Elenkin 1933	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the genus Halothece Margheri et al. 2008 to this family. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺
  • 🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the genus Rubidibacter Choi et al. 2008 to this family. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺
  • 🛺 The type genus of this family has been placed in the family Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933. Publication: Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J, Johansen JR. Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 2014; 86:295-335. 🇨🇿
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Halothecaceae Strunecký and Mareš 2023. Publication: Strunecky O, Ivanova AP, Mares J. An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis. J Phycol 2023; 59:12-51. 🇨🇿
  • ❗ Rubidibacteraceae is the correct name instead if this family is regarded as a separate family (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another family whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).

Parent taxon: Chroococcales corrig. Ardissone 1886

Assigned by: LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted. It may or may not mention this taxon name. — Strunecky O, Ivanova AP, Mares J. An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis. J Phycol 2023; 59:12-51. 🇨🇿

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