Conservation of the family names Thiorhodaceae Molisch 1907, 27 and Athiorhodaceae Molisch 1907, 28 and designation of Chromatium Perty 1852, 174 as the type genus of the Thiorhodaceae and of Rhodospirillum Molisch 1907, 24 as the type genus of the Athiorhodaceae: A Recommendation to the Judicial Commission

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