Name: "Candidatus Spongiamicaceae" Sun et al. 2025

Category: Family

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Spon.gi.a.mi.ca’ce.ae. N.L. fem. pl. n. Spongiamicaceae, the Spongiamicus family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: spon-gi-a-mi-KA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: "Candidatus Spongiamicus" Sun et al. 2025

Original publication: Sun J, Hirai M, Takaki Y, Evans PN, Nunoura T, Rinke C. Metagenomic insights into taxonomic and functional patterns in shallow coastal and deep subseafloor sediments in the Western Pacific. Microb Genom 2025; 11:0. 🇦🇺

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Sun et al. (2025) assigned this family to the phylum "Candidatus Spongiamicota" Sun et al. 2025. Publication: Sun J, Hirai M, Takaki Y, Evans PN, Nunoura T, Rinke C. Metagenomic insights into taxonomic and functional patterns in shallow coastal and deep subseafloor sediments in the Western Pacific. Microb Genom 2025; 11:0. 🇦🇺
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Spongiamicus" Sun et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Spongiamicales" Sun et al. 2025

Assigned by: Sun J, Hirai M, Takaki Y, Evans PN, Nunoura T, Rinke C. Metagenomic insights into taxonomic and functional patterns in shallow coastal and deep subseafloor sediments in the Western Pacific. Microb Genom 2025; 11:0. 🇦🇺

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Record number: 64571