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Order Methylacidiphilales
Name: Methylacidiphilales Awala et al. 2023
Etymology: Me.thyl.a.ci.di.phi.la’les. N.L. neut. n. Methylacidiphilum, type genus of the order; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Methylacidiphilales, the order Methylacidiphilum
Type genus: Methylacidiphilum Awala et al. 2023
Valid publication:
Awala SI, Gwak JH, Kim Y, Seo C, Strazzulli A, Kim SG, Rhee SK. Methylacidiphilum caldifontis gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermoacidophilic methane-oxidizing bacterium from an acidic geothermal environment, and descriptions of the family Methylacidiphilaceae fam. nov. and order Methylacidiphilales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6085. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6145.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
Taxonomic status: in need of a replacement
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Notes:
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🧒 Awala et al. (2023) assigned the genus Methylacidiphilum Ratnadevi et al. 2023 to this order.
Publication:
Awala SI, Gwak JH, Kim Y, Seo C, Strazzulli A, Kim SG, Rhee SK. Methylacidiphilum caldifontis gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermoacidophilic methane-oxidizing bacterium from an acidic geothermal environment, and descriptions of the family Methylacidiphilaceae fam. nov. and order Methylacidiphilales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6085.
- 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Candidatus Methylacidiphilales" Op den Camp et al. 2009.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 5; KCTC: 5.
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🧒 Awala et al. (2023) assigned the genus Methylacidiphilum Ratnadevi et al. 2023 to this order.
Publication:
Awala SI, Gwak JH, Kim Y, Seo C, Strazzulli A, Kim SG, Rhee SK. Methylacidiphilum caldifontis gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermoacidophilic methane-oxidizing bacterium from an acidic geothermal environment, and descriptions of the family Methylacidiphilaceae fam. nov. and order Methylacidiphilales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6085.
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: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Methylacidiphilaceae Awala et al. 2023 validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name in need of a replacement
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Parent taxon: [Verrucomicrobiota, not assigned to class]
Assigned by:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056.
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Record number: 41161
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