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Order Syntrophomonadales
Name: Syntrophomonadales Chuvochina et al. 2024
Etymology: Syn.tro.pho.mo.na.da’les. N.L. fem. n. Syntrophomonas, type genus of the order; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Syntrophomonadales, order of the genus Syntrophomonas
Pronunciation, gender: syn-tro-pho-mo-na-DA-les, feminine
Type genus: Syntrophomonas McInerney et al. 1982
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
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Dethiobacterales Sorokin and Merkel 2025 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the genus Syntrophomonas McInerney et al. 1982 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: 21; UNIQEM: 6; ATCC: 4; CGMCC: 4; JCM: 4; VKM: 4; NBRC: 1.
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🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the genus Syntrophomonas McInerney et al. 1982 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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Dethiobacteraceae Sorokin and Merkel 2025 validly published under the ICNP synonym Syntrophomonadaceae Zhao et al. 1993 validly published under the ICNP correct name Syntrophothermaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Syntrophomonadia Chuvochina et al. 2024
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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Record number: 43645
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