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Order Geobacterales
Name: Geobacterales Waite et al. 2020
Etymology: Ge.o.bac.te.ra’les. N.L. masc. n. Geobacter, type genus of the order; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Geobacterales, the order of the genus Geobacter
Pronunciation, gender: ge-o-bak-te-RA-les, feminine
Type genus: Geobacter Lovley et al. 1995
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. 
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 family "Pseudopelobacteraceae" Waite et al. 2020 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.
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🧒 Waite et al. (2020) assigned the genus Geobacter Lovley et al. 1995 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: 29; ATCC: 26; JCM: 22; MCCC: 19; NBRC: 13; OCM: 7; KCTC: 7; GDMCC: 5; UNIQEM: 2; CGMCC: 1.
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🧒 Waite et al. (2020) assigned the family "Pseudopelobacteraceae" Waite et al. 2020 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: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Geobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006 validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name synonym Geobacteraceae Holmes et al. 2004 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Desulfuromonadia 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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