-constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_DESTROYED = 0x0001; /**< user destroyed but some other layers still have a reference */
-constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_COMMITED = 0x0002; /**< ready to be used for a send/recv operation */
-constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_CONTIGUOUS = 0x0004; /**< contiguous datatype */
-constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_OVERLAP = 0x0008; /**< datatype is unpropper for a recv operation */
-constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_USER_LB = 0x0010; /**< has a user defined LB */
-constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_USER_UB = 0x0020; /**< has a user defined UB */
-constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_PREDEFINED = 0x0040; /**< cannot be removed: initial and predefined datatypes */
-constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_NO_GAPS = 0x0080; /**< no gaps around the datatype */
-constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_DATA = 0x0100; /**< data or control structure */
-constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_ONE_SIDED = 0x0200; /**< datatype can be used for one sided operations */
-constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_UNAVAILABLE = 0x0400; /**< datatypes unavailable on the build (OS or compiler dependant) */
-constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_DERIVED = 0x0800; /**< is the datatype derived ? */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_DESTROYED = 0x00001; /**< user destroyed but some other layers still have a reference */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_COMMITED = 0x00002; /**< ready to be used for a send/recv operation */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_CONTIGUOUS = 0x00004; /**< contiguous datatype */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_OVERLAP = 0x00008; /**< datatype is unproper for a recv operation */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_USER_LB = 0x00010; /**< has a user defined LB */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_USER_UB = 0x00020; /**< has a user defined UB */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_PREDEFINED = 0x00040; /**< cannot be removed: initial and predefined datatypes */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_NO_GAPS = 0x00080; /**< no gaps around the datatype */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_DATA = 0x00100; /**< data or control structure */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_ONE_SIDED = 0x00200; /**< datatype can be used for one sided operations */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_UNAVAILABLE = 0x00400; /**< datatypes unavailable on the build (OS or compiler dependent) */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_DERIVED = 0x00800; /**< is the datatype derived ? */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_C_INTEGER = 0x01000; /**< Family: C ints */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_F_INTEGER = 0x02000; /**< Family: F ints */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_FP = 0x04000; /**< Family: Floating point */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_LOGICAL = 0x08000; /**< Family: Logical */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_COMPLEX = 0x10000; /**< Family: Complex */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_BYTE = 0x20000; /**< Family: Poor lonesome byte */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_MULTILANG = 0x40000; /**< Family: Multi-language */
+constexpr unsigned DT_FLAG_REDUCTION = 0x80000; /**< Family: Dual types for maxloc/minloc */