Name: Synergistaceae Jumas-Bilak et al. 2009

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Sy.ner.gist.a’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Synergistes, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Synergistaceae, family of the genus Synergistes

Gender: feminine

Type genus: Synergistes Allison et al. 1993

Valid publication: Jumas-Bilak E, Roudiere L, Marchandin H. Description of 'Synergistetes' phyl. nov. and emended description of the phylum 'Deferribacteres' and of the family Syntrophomonadaceae, phylum 'Firmicutes'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1028-1035.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1853-1855.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thermovirgaceae Pradel et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Acetomicrobiaceae Pradel et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Aminobacteriaceae Pradel et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Pradel et al. 2023 Pradel N, Fardeau ML, Bunk B, Sproer C, Boedeker C, Wolf J, Neumann-Schaal M, Pester M, Spring S. Aminithiophilus ramosus gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulphur-reducing bacterium isolated from a pyrite-forming enrichment culture, and taxonomic revision of the family Synergistaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5691. Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5862.
    Notes:
    • ⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 10 genera from the family.

• Notes:
  • 🧒 Honda et al. (2013) assigned the genus Pyramidobacter Downes et al. 2009 to this family. Publication: Honda T, Fujita T, Tonouchi A. Aminivibrio pyruvatiphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, amino-acid-degrading bacterium from soil of a Japanese rice field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3679-3686.
  • 🧒 Jumas-Bilak et al. (2009) assigned the genus Aminiphilus Díaz et al. 2007 to this family. Publication: Jumas-Bilak E, Roudiere L, Marchandin H. Description of 'Synergistetes' phyl. nov. and emended description of the phylum 'Deferribacteres' and of the family Syntrophomonadaceae, phylum 'Firmicutes'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1028-1035.
  • 🧒 Jumas-Bilak et al. (2009) assigned the genus Dethiosulfovibrio Magot et al. 1997 to this family. Publication: Jumas-Bilak E, Roudiere L, Marchandin H. Description of 'Synergistetes' phyl. nov. and emended description of the phylum 'Deferribacteres' and of the family Syntrophomonadaceae, phylum 'Firmicutes'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1028-1035.
  • 🧒 Jumas-Bilak et al. (2009) assigned the genus Jonquetella Jumas-Bilak et al. 2007 to this family. Publication: Jumas-Bilak E, Roudiere L, Marchandin H. Description of 'Synergistetes' phyl. nov. and emended description of the phylum 'Deferribacteres' and of the family Syntrophomonadaceae, phylum 'Firmicutes'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1028-1035.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Synersgistaceae".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 22; ATCC: 10; JCM: 8; CSUR: 1; CGMCC: 1; CCUG: 1; LMG: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 10
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 11
Total number of child taxa: 16

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Acetomicrobium Soutschek et al. 1985	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Aminivibrio Honda et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Aminobacterium Baena et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Aminomonas Baena et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Anaerobaculum Rees et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Candidatus Caccocola" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Caenicola" El Houari et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    Cloacibacillus Ganesan et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Equadaptatus" Gilroy et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
    Fretibacterium Vartoukian et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Lactivibrio Qiu et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Pacaella" Ndongo et al. 2017	not validly published	preferred name
    "Pacaella" Lagier et al. 2016	not validly published	synonym
    Synergistes Allison et al. 1993	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thermanaerovibrio Baena et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thermovirga Dahle and Birkeland 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Synergistales Jumas-Bilak et al. 2009

Assigned by: Jumas-Bilak E, Roudiere L, Marchandin H. Description of 'Synergistetes' phyl. nov. and emended description of the phylum 'Deferribacteres' and of the family Syntrophomonadaceae, phylum 'Firmicutes'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1028-1035.

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