Name: Thiotrichaceae Garrity et al. 2005

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Thi’o.thrix N.L. fem. n. Thiothrix, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Thiotrichaceae, the Thiothrix family

Gender: feminine

Type genus: Thiothrix Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980)

Effective publication: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family I. Thiotrichaceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part B (The Gammaproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 131.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 106. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2235-2238.

Nomenclatural status: validly published, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: in need of a replacement

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Leucotrichaceae Buchanan 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published
    "Thiotrichaceae" Pringsheim 1949	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Achromatiaceae Massart 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published

• Emendations:
  • Boden and Scott 2018 Boden R, Scott KM. Evaluation of the genus Thiothrix Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Aruga et al. 2002: reclassification of Thiothrix disciformis to Thiolinea disciformis gen. nov., comb. nov., and of Thiothrix flexilis to Thiofilum flexile gen. nov., comb nov., with emended description of Thiothrix. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2226-2239. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3077-3079.
    Notes:
    • Emendation accompanied by the inclusion of 1 genus in the family.

• Notes:
  • The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Beggiatoaceae Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
  • Illegitimate according to Rule 51b (1); the family name Thiotrichaceae Garrity et al. 2005 is illegitimate because it contains (i) the genus Achromatium Schewiakoff 1893 (Approved Lists 1980), which is the type genus of the family Achromatiaceae Massart 1901 (Approved Lists 1980), (ii) the genus Beggiatoa Trevisan 1842 (Approved Lists 1980), which is the type of the family Beggiatoaceae Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980), and (ii) the genus Leucothrix Oersted 1844 (Approved Lists 1980), which is the type of the family Leucotrichaceae Buchanan 1957 (Approved Lists 1980).

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Achromatium Schewiakoff 1893 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published	correct name
    Cocleimonas Tanaka et al. 2011	validly published	correct name
    Leucothrix Oersted 1844 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published	correct name
    Thiobacterium (ex Janke 1924) La Riviere and Kuenen 1989	validly published	correct name
    Thiomargarita Schulz et al. 1999	validly published	correct name
    Thioploca Lauterborn 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published	correct name
    Thiospira Visloukh 1914 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published	correct name
    Thiothrix Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published	correct name

Parent taxon: Thiotrichales Garrity et al. 2005

Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Order V. Thiotrichales ord. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part B (The Gammaproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 131.

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