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Order Desulfobulbales
Name: Desulfobulbales Waite et al. 2020
Etymology: De.sul.fo.bul.ba’les. N.L. masc. n. Desulfobulbus, type genus of the type order; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Desulfobulbales, the order of the genus Desulfobulbus
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fo-bul-BA-les, feminine
Type genus: Desulfobulbus Widdel 1981
Valid publication:
Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧒 Waite et al. (2020) assigned the genus Desulfobulbus Widdel 1981 to this order.
Publication:
Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 32; JCM: 15; ATCC: 11; KCTC: 4; UNIQEM: 3; VKM: 3; NBRC: 3; UQM: 2; CGMCC: 1.
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🧒 Waite et al. (2020) assigned the genus Desulfobulbus Widdel 1981 to this order.
Publication:
Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Desulfobulbaceae Kuever et al. 2006 validly published under the ICNP correct name Desulfocapsaceae Waite et al. 2020 validly published under the ICNP correct name Desulfurivibrionaceae Waite et al. 2020 validly published under the ICNP correct name Thiovibrionaceae Aronson et al. 2023 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Desulfobulbia Waite et al. 2020
Assigned by:
Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿
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Record number: 17430
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