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Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Entity:
Caryophanales (Order)
..Alicyclobacillaceae (Family)
..Caryophanaceae (Family)
..Cytobacillaceae (Family)
..Desulfuribacillaceae (Family)
..Gemellaceae (Family)
..Harrysmithiimonas (Candidatus)
..Listeriaceae (Family)
..Paenibacillaceae (Family)
..Pasteuriaceae (Family)
..Sporolactobacillaceae (Family)
..Staphylococcaceae (Family)
..Thermicanaceae (Family)
..Thermoactinomycetaceae (Family)
..Bacillaceae (Family)
....Aciduricibacillus (Genus)
....Aeribacillus (Genus)
....Aidingibacillus (Genus)
....Aliibacillus (Genus)
....Alkalibacillus (Genus)
....Alkalicoccobacillus (Genus)
....Alkalicoccus (Genus)
....Alkalihalobacillus (Genus)
....Alkalihalobacterium (Genus)
....Alkalihalophilus (Genus)
....Alkalilactibacillus (Genus)
....Allobacillus (Genus)
....Alteribacillus (Genus)
....Alteribacter (Genus)
....Amphibacillus (Genus)
....Anaerobacillus (Genus)
....Anoxybacillus (Genus)
....Anoxybacteroides (Genus)
....Aquibacillus (Genus)
....Aquisalibacillus (Genus)
....Aureibacillus (Genus)
....Avamphibacillus (Candidatus)
....Bacillus (Genus)
....Calculibacillus (Genus)
....Caldalkalibacillus (Genus)
....Caldibacillus (Genus)
....Calditerricola (Genus)
....Calidifontibacillus (Genus)
....Camelliibacillus (Genus)
....Cerasibacillus (Genus)
....Compostibacillus (Genus)
....Desertibacillus (Genus)
....Domibacillus (Genus)
....Ectobacillus (Genus)
....Evansella (Genus)
....Exiguobacterium (Genus)
....Falsibacillus (Genus)
....Ferdinandcohnia (Genus)
....Fermentibacillus (Genus)
....Fervidibacillus (Genus)
....Fictibacillus (Genus)
....Filobacillus (Genus)
....Geobacillus (Genus)
....Geomicrobium (Genus)
....Gottfriedia (Genus)
....Gracilibacillus (Genus)
....Halalkalibacillus (Genus)
....Halalkalibacter (Genus)
....Halalkalibacterium (Genus)
....Halobacillus (Genus)
....Halolactibacillus (Genus)
....Heyndrickxia (Genus)
....Hydrogenibacillus (Genus)
....Jilinibacillus (Genus)
....Lederbergia (Genus)
....Lentibacillus (Genus)
....Litchfieldia (Genus)
....Litoribacterium (Genus)
....Lottiidibacillus (Genus)
....Mangrovibacillus (Genus)
....Marinococcus (Genus)
....Massilibacterium (Genus)
....Melghiribacillus (Genus)
....Metabacillus (Genus)
....Microaerobacter (Genus)
....Nanhaiella (Genus)
....Natribacillus (Genus)
....Natronobacillus (Genus)
....Numidum (Genus)
....Oceanobacillus (Genus)
....Oikeobacillus (Genus)
....Ornithinibacillus (Genus)
....Paenalkalicoccus (Genus)
....Parageobacillus (Genus)
....Paraliobacillus (Genus)
....Paralkalibacillus (Genus)
....Paranoxybacillus (Genus)
....Paucisalibacillus (Genus)
....Pelagirhabdus (Genus)
....Peribacillus (Genus)
....Piscibacillus (Genus)
....Polygonibacillus (Genus)
....Pontibacillus (Genus)
....Pradoshia (Genus)
....Priestia (Genus)
....Pseudalkalibacillus (Genus)
....Pseudobacillus (Genus)
....Pseudogracilibacillus (Genus)
....Pueribacillus (Genus)
....Radiobacillus (Genus)
....Rossellomorea (Genus)
....Rubeoparvulum (Genus)
....Saccharococcus (Genus)
....Salibacterium (Genus)
....Salicibibacter (Genus)
....Salimicrobium (Genus)
....Salinibacillus (Genus)
....Salipaludibacillus (Genus)
....Salirhabdus (Genus)
....Salisediminibacterium (Genus)
....Saliterribacillus (Genus)
....Salsuginibacillus (Genus)
....Schinkia (Genus)
....Sediminibacillus (Genus)
....Shouchella (Genus)
....Siminovitchia (Genus)
....Sinibacillus (Genus)
....Sinobaca (Genus)
....Streptohalobacillus (Genus)
....Sutcliffiella (Genus)
....Swionibacillus (Genus)
....Tenuibacillus (Genus)
....Tepidibacillus (Genus)
....Terribacillus (Genus)
....Terrihalobacillus (Genus)
....Terrilactibacillus (Genus)
....Texcoconibacillus (Genus)
....Thalassobacillus (Genus)
....Thalassorhabdus (Genus)
....Thermolongibacillus (Genus)
....Tigheibacillus (Genus)
....Virgibacillus (Genus)
....Viridibacillus (Genus)
....Vulcanibacillus (Genus)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
Fischer, 1895/1980, nom. approb.
Attributes
Approved name (Approved Lists: nom. approb.) [ICNP, 2019: Rules 24a, 33b]
Ref:
Approved Lists, 1980.
Types
Nominotypical taxon of
:
Bacillales
(Order)
Prévot 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)
Type
:
Bacillus
(Genus)
Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)
Homonyms
Senior similar name
:
Bacillidae
(Family)
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Synonyms
Including
:
Guptibacillaceae
(Family)
Bello
et al.
2025
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [15 Dec 2025]; 15 Dec 2025.
[inferred]
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