Name: Sporomusaceae Campbell et al. 2015

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Spo.ro.mu.sa’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Sporomusa, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Sporomusaceae, the family whose nomenclatural type is the genus Sporomusa

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: spo-ro-mu-SA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Sporomusa Möller et al. 1985

Valid publication: Campbell C, Adeolu M, Gupta RS. Genome-based taxonomic framework for the class Negativicutes: division of the class Negativicutes into the orders Selenomonadales emend., Acidaminococcales ord. nov. and Veillonellales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3203-3215. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4294-4296.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Dendrosporobacteraceae Chuvochina et al. 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Propionisporaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Anaeromusaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Thermosinaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Acetonemataceae Chuvochina et al. 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith and Chao (2020) assigned this family to the class "Selenomonadia" Cavalier-Smith 2020. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T, Chao EE. Multidomain ribosomal protein trees and the planctobacterial origin of neomura (eukaryotes, archaebacteria). Protoplasma 2020; 257:621-753. 🇬🇧
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Veillonellaceae Rogosa 1971 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Ludwig W, Schleifer K-H, Whitman WB. Class I. Bacilli class nov. In: De Vos P, Garrity GM, Jones D, Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Rainey FA, K.-H. S, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 3 (The Firmicutes), Springer, New York, 2009, p. 19-20. 🇧🇪
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family "Acidaminococcaceae". Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 30; ATCC: 19; JCM: 10; KCTC: 4; CIP: 3; VKM: 3; LMG: 2; CSUR: 1; NBRC: 1; HAMBI: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 17
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 19
Total number of child taxa: 19

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Acetonema Kane and Breznak 1992	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Allolucifera Deshmukh et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name	synonym
    Anaeroarcus Strömpl et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Anaeromusa Baena et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Anaeroselena Prokofeva et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Anaerosinus Strömpl et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Anaerospora Woo et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Anaerosporomusa Choi et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Azotosporobacter Xie et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Dendrosporobacter Strömpl et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Lucifera Sánchez-Andrea et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Methylomusa Amano et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pelorhabdus Gräßle et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pelosinus Shelobolina et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Propionispora Biebl et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sporolituus Ogg and Patel 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sporomusa Möller et al. 1985	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sporotalea Boga et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Thermosinus Sokolova et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Selenomonadales Marchandin et al. 2010

Assigned by: Campbell C, Adeolu M, Gupta RS. Genome-based taxonomic framework for the class Negativicutes: division of the class Negativicutes into the orders Selenomonadales emend., Acidaminococcales ord. nov. and Veillonellales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3203-3215. 🇨🇦

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