Name: "Motilibacterales" Feng et al. 2020

Category: Order

Proposed as: ord. nov.

Etymology: Mo.ti.li.bac.te.ra’les. N.L. masc. n. Motilibacter, type genus of the order; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Motilibacterales, the order of the genus Motilibacter

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mo-ti-li-bak-te-RA-les, feminine

Type genus: Motilibacter Lee 2012

Original publication: Feng YZ, Chunyu WX, Liang R, Hahnke RL, Schumann P, Zhao YR, Gao S, Yin M, Ji Y, Sun L, et al. Vallicoccus soli gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from soil, and description of Vallicoccaceae fam. nov., Motilibacterales ord. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:2155-2165. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Motilibacterales Salam et al. 2020

Parent taxon: Actinomycetes Krassilnikov 1949 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted. It may or may not mention this taxon name. — Freese HM, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Sarda Carbasse J, Afolayan AO, Goker M. TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity. Nucleic Acids Res 2026; 54:D884-D891. 🇩🇪

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