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Taxon: Family Leucotrichaceae Buchanan 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) (prokaryote)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  R.E. Buchanan, in R.S. Breed et al., eds., 1957/1980, nom. approb.

Attributes

Approved name (Approved Lists: nom. approb.) [ICNP, 2019: Rules 24a, 33b] Ref: Approved Lists, 1980.

Types

Type: Leucothrix (Genus) Örsted 1844 (Approved Lists 1980) Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [3 May 2026].

Variants

Different spelling: Leucothricaceae (Family)

Synonyms

Synonymous name: Pontotrichaceae (Family) corrig. Peshkoff 1940 nom. inval. Ref: R.S. Breed et al., 1957: 850; 17 Dec 2025. [inferred]
Synonymous name (subjective): Thiotrichaceae (Family) Garrity et al. 2005 nom. illeg. Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [13 May 2026] ("heterotypic").
In: Thiotrichaceae (Family) Pringsheim 1949 nom. inval.
Including: Thiotrichaceae (Family) Pringsheim 1949 nom. inval. Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [13 May 2026] ("heterotypic").
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