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Monotypic taxon: Genus Pirellula Schlesner and Hirsch 1987 (prokaryote)

Entity:

Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Pseudomonadati - (Phylum) Planctomycetota - (Class) Planctomycetia - (Order) Pirellulales - (Family) Pirellulaceae

Subsequent positions

Pirellulae (Phylum) Margulis and Schwartz 1998 nom. ined.

Ref: L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1998: 94. [assumed]

Current position

Pirellulaceae (Family) Dedysh et al. 2020

Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [16 Apr 2026]; LPSN[16 Apr 2026].

Alternative positions

Planctomycetaceae (Family) Schlesner and Stackebrandt 1987

Ref: G.M. Garrity et al., 2007: 541.

Historical positions

*Planctomycetaceae* (Family) Schlesner and Stackebrandt 1987	Ref: J.P. Euzéby, 2016: [9 Sep 2017]. [available name]
*Planctomycetaceae* (Family) Schlesner and Stackebrandt 1987	Ref: G.M. Garrity et al., 2007: 541.
*Planctomycetaceae* (Family) Schlesner and Stackebrandt 1987	Ref: G.M. Garrity et al., 2001b: 24.
*Planctomycetaceae* (Family) Schlesner and Stackebrandt 1987	Ref: G.M. Garrity & J.G. Holt, 2001a: 165.
*Pirellulae* (Phylum) Margulis and Schwartz 1998 nom. ined.	Ref: L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1998: 94. [rough position]

Number of Subtaxa

2026	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	1s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	[1s]
2007	G.M. Garrity et al.	[1s]

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Last updated: 28 Aug 2026