Name: Branhamella Catlin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Bran.ha.mel’la. L. fem. dim. n. suff. -ella, diminutive ending; N.L. fem. dim. n. Branhamella, named in honor of Sara E. Branham, notable for studies of neisseriae

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Branhamell-), bran-ha-MEL-la

Type species: Branhamella catarrhalis (Frosch and Kolle 1896) Catlin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Effective publication: Catlin BW. Transfer of the organism named Neisseria catarrhalis to Branhamella gen. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1970; 20:155-159.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Moraxella Lwoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lwoffella Sbissi et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Moraxella Lwoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, conserved name

• Emendations:
  • Catlin 1991 Catlin BW. Branhamaceae fam. nov., a proposed family to accommodate the genera Branhamella and Moraxella. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:320-323.
    Notes:
    • 🧍 This description was not designated as an emendation. — 🧍 This emendation was not found in the expected IJSEM notification list.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Branhamaceae Catlin 1991. Publication: Catlin BW. Branhamaceae fam. nov., a proposed family to accommodate the genera Branhamella and Moraxella. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:320-323.
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Moraxella Lwoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Henriksen SD, Bovre K. The taxonomy of the genera Moraxella and Neisseria. J Gen Microbiol 1968; 51:387-392.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Brahmamella"; "Branchamella"; "Branhamedia"; "Branhammella"; "Branhamolla".
  • ❗ Branhamella is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NCTC: 1; CIP: 1; DSM: 1; CCUG: 1; ATCC: 1; LMG: 1.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "BNHL" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Branhamella catarrhalis (Frosch and Kolle 1896) Catlin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Branhamella caviae" Marrs and Weir 1990	not validly published	preferred name
    "Branhamella cuniculi" Snell and Lapage 1976	not validly published	preferred name
    "Branhamella ovis" Snell and Lapage 1976	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Moraxellaceae Rossau et al. 1991

Assigned by: Rossau R, Van Landschoot A, Gillis M, De Ley J. Taxonomy of Moraxellaceae fam. nov., a new bacterial family to accommodate the genera Moraxella, Acinetobacter, and Psychrobacter and related organisms. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:310-319.

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Record number: 515266