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Name: Thermaceae da Costa and Rainey 2002
Etymology: Ther.ma’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Thermus, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Thermaceae, the Thermus family
Pronunciation, gender: ther-MA-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Thermus Brock and Freeze 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Effective publication: da Costa MS, Rainey FA. Family I. Thermaceae fam. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria), Springer, New York, 2001, p. 403-420.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 85. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:685-690.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| Marinithermaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 8
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 8
Total number of child taxa: 8
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Allomeiothermus Jiao et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Calidithermus Raposo et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Marinithermus Sako et al. 2003 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Meiothermus Nobre et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Oceanithermus Miroshnichenko et al. 2003 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Rhabdothermus Steinsbu et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Thermus Brock and Freeze 1969 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Vulcanithermus Miroshnichenko et al. 2003 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Thermales Rainey and da Costa 2002
Assigned by: Rainey FA, da Costa MS. Order II. Thermales ord. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria), Springer, New York, 2001, p. 403-420.
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Record number: 1414