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Pelagibacteraceae fam. nov.

Submitted by Rappe, Michael

Table 1: Complete list of names proposed in the current register list.

Proposed Taxon Etymology Description Parent Taxon Type Registry URL
Family Pelagibacteraceae [Pe.la.gi.bac.te.ra'ce.ae] N.L. masc. n. Pelagibacter, referring to the type genus Pelagibacter; -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Pelagibacteraceae, the Pelagibacter family
We amend the description of the family Pelagibacteraceae to encompass historical subclades Ia and Ib of the SAR11 bacterial lineage. Previously, the family Pelagibacteraceae was described to encompass the entire SAR11 lineage (Thrash et al. 2011). The type genus remains Pelagibacter.
Pelagibacterales Pelagibacter seqco.de/i:23480