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Family Shumkoniaceae
Name: Shumkoniaceae Yang et al. 2025
Etymology: Shum.ko.ni.a’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Shumkonia, a bacterial genus; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Shumkoniaceae, the Shumkonia family
Pronunciation, gender: s͡hum-ko-ni-A-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Shumkonia Yang et al. 2025
Effective publication:
Yang M, Zhang X, Ma S, Zhang Q, Peng C, Fan H, Dai L, Li J, Cheng L. Shumkonia mesophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel representative of Shumkoniaceae fam. nov. and its potentials for extracellular polymeric substances formation and sulfur metabolism revealed by genomic analysis. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:1359-1374. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 222. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6640.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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 Shumkonia Yang et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Rhodospirillales Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Yang M, Zhang X, Ma S, Zhang Q, Peng C, Fan H, Dai L, Li J, Cheng L. Shumkonia mesophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel representative of Shumkoniaceae fam. nov. and its potentials for extracellular polymeric substances formation and sulfur metabolism revealed by genomic analysis. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:1359-1374.
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Record number: 64677
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