Name: Thermicanaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Therm.i.ca.na’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Thermicanus, type genus of the family [probably better: Thermohicanus]; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Thermicanaceae, family of the genus Thermicanus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^herm-i-ka-NA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Thermicanus Gößner et al. 2000

Effective publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 215. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Thermicanaceae" Du et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Emendations:
  • Li et al. 2024 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. 🇨🇳 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.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the inclusion of 1 genus in the family.

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned this family to the order Thermicanales Chuvochina et al. 2024. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.05951 (N = 1).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; ATCC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Haemobacillus" Du et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
    Thermicanus Gößner et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Caryophanales Peshkoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Freese HM, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Sarda Carbasse J, Afolayan AO, Goker M. TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity. Nucleic Acids Res 2026; 54:D884-D891. 🇩🇪

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