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Family Waddliaceae
Name: Waddliaceae Rurangirwa et al. 1999
Etymology: Wad.dli.a’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Waddlia, the type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Waddliaceae, the Waddlia family
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wad-dli-A-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Waddlia Rurangirwa et al. 1999
Valid publication:
Rurangirwa FR, Dilbeck PM, Crawford TB, McGuire TC, McElwain TF. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene of micro-organism WSU 86-1044 from an aborted bovine foetus reveals that it is a member of the order Chlamydiales: proposal of Waddliaceae fam. nov., Waddlia chondrophila gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:577-581. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:937-939.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Gupta et al. (2015) assigned this family to the order Parachlamydiales Gupta et al. 2016.
Publication:
Gupta RS, Naushad S, Chokshi C, Griffiths E, Adeolu M. A phylogenomic and molecular markers based analysis of the phylum Chlamydiae: proposal to divide the class Chlamydiia into two orders, Chlamydiales and Parachlamydiales ord. nov., and emended description of the class Chlamydiia. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 108:765-781. 🇨🇦
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 1.
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🧕 Gupta et al. (2015) assigned this family to the order Parachlamydiales Gupta et al. 2016.
Publication:
Gupta RS, Naushad S, Chokshi C, Griffiths E, Adeolu M. A phylogenomic and molecular markers based analysis of the phylum Chlamydiae: proposal to divide the class Chlamydiia into two orders, Chlamydiales and Parachlamydiales ord. nov., and emended description of the class Chlamydiia. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 108:765-781.
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: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Waddlia Rurangirwa et al. 1999 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Chlamydiales Storz and Page 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Rurangirwa FR, Dilbeck PM, Crawford TB, McGuire TC, McElwain TF. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene of micro-organism WSU 86-1044 from an aborted bovine foetus reveals that it is a member of the order Chlamydiales: proposal of Waddliaceae fam. nov., Waddlia chondrophila gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:577-581. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 1556
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