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Family Sulfoacidibacillaceae
Name: Sulfoacidibacillaceae Li et al. 2024
Etymology: Sul.fo.a.ci.di.ba.cil.la’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Sulfoacidibacillus, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Sulfoacidibacillaceae, the Sulfoacidibacillus family
Pronunciation, gender: sul-fo-a-ki-di-ba-kil-LA-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Sulfoacidibacillus Johnson et al. 2023
Valid publication:
Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6619.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Alicyclobacillaceae da Costa and Rainey 2010
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Tumebacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Kyrpidiaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Alicyclobacillaceae da Costa and Rainey 2010 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Effusibacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🧒 Li et al. (2024) assigned the genus Ferroacidibacillus Johnson et al. 2023 to this family.
Publication:
Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539.
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🧒 Li et al. (2024) assigned the genus Sulfoacidibacillus Johnson et al. 2023 to this family.
Publication:
Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539.
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🛺 The type genus of this family has been placed in the family Alicyclobacillaceae da Costa and Rainey 2010.
Publication:
Johnson DB, Holmes DS, Vergara E, Holanda R, Pakostova E. Sulfoacidibacillus ferrooxidans, gen. nov., sp. nov., Sulfoacidibacillus thermotolerans, gen. nov., sp. nov., and Ferroacidibacillus organovorans, gen. nov., sp. nov.: Extremely acidophilic chemolitho-heterotrophic Firmicutes. Res Microbiol 2022; 174:104008.
- ❗ Sulfoacidibacillaceae 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).
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🧒 Li et al. (2024) assigned the genus Ferroacidibacillus Johnson et al. 2023 to this family.
Publication:
Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539.
Parent taxon: Caryophanales Peshkoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)
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. —
Tindall BJ. When treated as heterotypic synonyms the names Caryophanaceae Peshkoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980) and Caryophanales Peshkoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980) have priority over the names Planococcaceae Krasil'nikov 1949 (Approved Lists 1980) and Bacillales Prevot 1953 (Approved Lists 1980) and Bacillales Prevot 1953 (Approved Lists 1980), respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2187-2195.
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Record number: 55520
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