Name: Peptostreptococcales Chuvochina et al. 2024

Category: Order

Proposed as: ord. nov.

Etymology: Pep.to.strep.to.coc.ca’les. N.L. masc. n. Peptostreptococcus, type genus of the order; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Peptostreptococcales, order of the genus Peptostreptococcus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pep-to-strep-to-kok-KA-les, feminine

Type genus: Peptostreptococcus Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Effective publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 215. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the family Filifactoraceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 to this order. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺
  • 🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the family Thermotaleaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 to this order. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺
  • 🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the family Tindalliaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 to this order. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺
  • 🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the genus Peptostreptococcus Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980) to this order. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 97; JCM: 64; ATCC: 60; CCUG: 38; CIP: 26; NCTC: 19; NCIMB: 10; LMG: 10; BCRC: 9; CGMCC: 9.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 6
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 8
Total number of child taxa: 10

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Acidaminobacteraceae Chuvochina et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Anaerovoracaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Anaerovoracaceae" Burton et al. 2020	not validly published	synonym
    Caminicellaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Filifactoraceae Chuvochina et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Guggenheimellaceae Fisher et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Mogibacteriaceae" Wylensek et al. 2020	not validly published	synonym
    Natronincolaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Peptoclostridiaceae Bello et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Peptostreptococcaceae Ezaki 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Clostridia Rainey 2010

Assigned by: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺

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