Name: Kosmotogaceae Bhandari and Gupta 2014
Etymology: Kos.mo.to.ga’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Kosmotoga, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Kosmotogaceae, the family whose nomenclatural type is the genus Kosmotoga
Type genus: Kosmotoga DiPippo et al. 2009
Effective publication: Bhandari V, Gupta RS. Molecular signatures for the phylum (class) Thermotogae and a proposal for its division into three orders (Thermotogales, Kosmotogales ord. nov. and Petrotogales ord. nov.) containing four families (Thermotogaceae, Fervidobacteriaceae fam. nov., Kosmotogaceae fam. nov. and Petrotogaceae fam. nov.) and a new genus Pseudothermotoga gen. nov. with five new combinations. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:143-168.
IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 157. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1455-1458.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Kosmotoga DiPippo et al. 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Mesotoga Nesbø et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Thermococcoides Feng et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Parent taxon: Kosmotogales Bhandari and Gupta 2014
Assigned by: Bhandari V, Gupta RS. Molecular signatures for the phylum (class) Thermotogae and a proposal for its division into three orders (Thermotogales, Kosmotogales ord. nov. and Petrotogales ord. nov.) containing four families (Thermotogaceae, Fervidobacteriaceae fam. nov., Kosmotogaceae fam. nov. and Petrotogaceae fam. nov.) and a new genus Pseudothermotoga gen. nov. with five new combinations. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:143-168.
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Record number: 1975