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Order Limnochordales
Name: Limnochordales Watanabe et al. 2015
Etymology: Lim.no.chor.da’les. N.L. fem. n. Limnochorda, type genus of the order; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Limnochordales, order of the genus Limnochorda
Pronunciation, gender: lim-no-khor-DA-les, feminine
Type genus: Limnochorda Watanabe et al. 2015
Valid publication:
Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Limnochorda pilosa gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic, facultatively anaerobic, pleomorphic bacterium and proposal of Limnochordaceae fam. nov., Limnochordales ord. nov. and Limnochordia classis nov. in the phylum Firmicutes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2378-2384. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3768-3770.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧒 Watanabe et al. (2015) assigned the genus Limnochorda Watanabe et al. 2015 to this order.
Publication:
Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Limnochorda pilosa gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic, facultatively anaerobic, pleomorphic bacterium and proposal of Limnochordaceae fam. nov., Limnochordales ord. nov. and Limnochordia classis nov. in the phylum Firmicutes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2378-2384.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: VKM: 3; JCM: 3; DSM: 1; NBRC: 1.
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🧒 Watanabe et al. (2015) assigned the genus Limnochorda Watanabe et al. 2015 to this order.
Publication:
Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Limnochorda pilosa gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic, facultatively anaerobic, pleomorphic bacterium and proposal of Limnochordaceae fam. nov., Limnochordales ord. nov. and Limnochordia classis nov. in the phylum Firmicutes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2378-2384.
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: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Geochordaceae Karnachuk et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP correct name Limnochordaceae Watanabe et al. 2015 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Limnochordia Watanabe et al. 2015
Assigned by:
Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Limnochorda pilosa gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic, facultatively anaerobic, pleomorphic bacterium and proposal of Limnochordaceae fam. nov., Limnochordales ord. nov. and Limnochordia classis nov. in the phylum Firmicutes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2378-2384.
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Record number: 5174
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