Name: Anaerofilum Zellner et al. 1996
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: An.a.e.ro.fi’lum. Gr. pref. an-, not (here: inseparable prefix); Gr. masc. n. aêr (gen. aeros), air; L. neut. n. filum, thread, referring to the very thin rod-shaped cells; N.L. neut. n. Anaerofilum, anaerobic thin rods
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Anaerofil-), an-a-e-ro-FI-lum
Type species: Anaerofilum pentosovorans Zellner et al. 1996
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Zellner G, Stackebrandt E, Nagel D, Messner P, Weiss N, Winter J. Anaerofilum pentosovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., and Anaerofilum agile sp. nov., two new, strictly anaerobic, mesophilic, acidogenic bacteria from anaerobic bioreactors. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:871-875. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:243-244.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 5
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Anaerofilum agile Zellner et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Anaerofilum excrementigallinarum" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Anaerofilum faecale" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Anaerofilum hominis Liu et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Anaerofilum pentosovorans Zellner et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Oscillospiraceae Peshkoff 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Tindall BJ. The names Hungateiclostridium Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium thermocellum (Viljoen et al. 1926) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium cellulolyticum (Patel et al. 1980) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium aldrichii (Yang et al. 1990) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium alkalicellulosi (Zhilina et al. 2006) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium clariflavum (Shiratori et al. 2009) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium straminisolvens (Kato et al. 2004) Zhang et al. 2018 and Hungateiclostridium saccincola (Koeck et al. 2016) Zhang et al. 2018 contravene Rule 51b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes and require replacement names in the genus Acetivibrio Patel et al. 1980. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3927-3932. 🇩🇪
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