Name: Frankiales Sen et al. 2014

Category: Order

Proposed as: ord. nov.

Etymology: Frank.i.a’les N.L. masc. n. Frank, a German botanist (1839-1900) who studied root symbioses; L. fem. pl. suff. -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Frankiales, the Frankia order

Gender: feminine

Type genus: Frankia Brunchorst 1886 (Approved Lists 1980)

Valid publication: Sen A, Daubin V, Abrouk D, Gifford I, Berry AM, Normand P. Phylogeny of the class Actinobacteria revisited in the light of complete genomes. The orders 'Frankiales' and Micrococcales should be split into coherent entities: proposal of Frankiales ord. nov., Geodermatophilales ord. nov., Acidothermales ord. nov. and Nakamurellales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3821-3832.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:323-324.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Motilibacterales" Feng et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Motilibacterales Salam et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, validly published

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Frankiaceae Becking 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published	correct name
    Motilibacteraceae Lee 2013	validly published	correct name
    "Vallicoccaceae" Feng et al. 2020	not validly published

Parent taxon: Actinobacteria Stackebrandt et al. 1997

Assigned by: Nouioui I, Carro L, García-López L, Meier-Kolthoff JP, et al. Genome-based taxonomic classication of the phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2007; 2018:9.

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