Name: Allolucifera Deshmukh et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Al.lo.lu.ci’fe.ra. Gr. masc. pron. allos, other; L. fem. n. Lucifera, a bacterial genus; N.L. fem. n. Allolucifera, another Lucifera

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Allolucifer-), al-lo-lu-KI-fe-ra

Type species: Allolucifera butyrica (Sánchez-Andrea et al. 2019) Deshmukh et al. 2026

Valid publication: Deshmukh UB, Kostovski M, Oren A. Proposal of Allobaileyella gen. nov., Allobaileyella intestinalis comb. nov., Allolucifera gen. nov., Allolucifera butyrica comb. nov., Allomicrovenator gen. nov., Allomicrovenator marinus comb. nov. and Allomicrovenatoraceae fam. nov. as replacement names for Baileyella, Baileyella intestinalis, Lucifera, Lucifera butyrica, Microvenator, Microvenator marinus and Microvenatoraceae, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7061. 🇮🇱

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Lucifera Sánchez-Andrea et al. 2019

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lucifera Sánchez-Andrea et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Lucifera Sánchez-Andrea et al. 2019. Publication: Sanchez-Andrea I, Florentino AP, Semerel J, Strepis N, Sousa DZ, Stams AJM. Co-culture of a Novel Fermentative Bacterium, Lucifera butyrica gen. nov. sp. nov., With the Sulfur Reducer Desulfurella amilsii for Enhanced Sulfidogenesis. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:3108. 🇳🇱
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1; DSM: 1.
  • 🧍 Later homotypic synonym of Lucifera Sánchez-Andrea et al. 2019, which is not an illegitimate name. Publication: Sanchez-Andrea I, Florentino AP, Semerel J, Strepis N, Sousa DZ, Stams AJM. Co-culture of a Novel Fermentative Bacterium, Lucifera butyrica gen. nov. sp. nov., With the Sulfur Reducer Desulfurella amilsii for Enhanced Sulfidogenesis. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:3108. 🇳🇱

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Allolucifera butyrica (Sánchez-Andrea et al. 2019) Deshmukh et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name	synonym

Parent taxon: Sporomusaceae Campbell et al. 2015

Assigned by: Deshmukh UB, Kostovski M, Oren A. Proposal of Allobaileyella gen. nov., Allobaileyella intestinalis comb. nov., Allolucifera gen. nov., Allolucifera butyrica comb. nov., Allomicrovenator gen. nov., Allomicrovenator marinus comb. nov. and Allomicrovenatoraceae fam. nov. as replacement names for Baileyella, Baileyella intestinalis, Lucifera, Lucifera butyrica, Microvenator, Microvenator marinus and Microvenatoraceae, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7061. 🇮🇱

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Record number: 70728