Family Thioprofundaceae

Name: Thioprofundaceae Kojima et al. 2017

Category, proposed as: family, fam. nov.

Etymology: Thi.o.pro.fun.da’ce.ae. N.L. neut. n. Thioprofundum, the type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Thioprofundaceae, the family of the genus Thioprofundum

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^hi-o-pro-fun-DA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Thioprofundum Takai et al. 2010

Valid publication: Kojima H, Watanabe M, Fukui M. Sulfurivermis fontis gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulfur-oxidizing autotroph, and proposal of Thioprofundaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3458-3461. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4881-4883.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Thioalkalispiraceae Mori et al. 2011. Publication: Yilmaz P, Parfrey LW, Yarza P, Gerken J, Pruesse E, Quast C, Schweer T, Peplies J, Ludwig W, Glöckner FO. The SILVA and “all-species living tree project (LTP)” taxonomic frameworks. Nucleic Acids Research 2014; 42(D1):D643-D648. 🇩🇪
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.04199 (N = 6).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 4; NBRC: 2; JCM: 2.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Sulfurivermis Kojima et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thioprofundum Takai et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Chromatiales Imhoff 2005

Assigned by: Kojima H, Watanabe M, Fukui M. Sulfurivermis fontis gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulfur-oxidizing autotroph, and proposal of Thioprofundaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3458-3461. 🇯🇵

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