Name: Anaerotruncus Lawson et al. 2004
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: An.a.e.ro.trun’cus. Gr. pref. an-, without (here: inseparable prefix); Gr. masc. n. aêr, air; L. masc. n. truncus, stick; N.L. masc. n. Anaerotruncus, a stick that lives without air
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Anaerotrunc-), an-a-e-ro-TRUN-kus
Type species: Anaerotruncus colihominis Lawson et al. 2004
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Lawson PA, Song Y, Liu C, Molitoris DR, Vaisanen ML, Collins MD, Finegold SM. Anaerotruncus colihominis gen. nov., sp. nov., from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:413-417. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1007-1009.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 6
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Anaerotruncus colihominis Lawson et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Anaerotruncus excrementipullorum" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Anaerotruncus massiliensis" Liu et al. 2021 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Anaerotruncus massiliensis Togo et al. 2026 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Anaerotruncus rubiinfantis" Lagier et al. 2016 | not validly published | synonym |
| "Anaerotruncus rubiinfantis" Pham et al. 2017 | not validly published | preferred name |
Parent taxon: Oscillospiraceae Peshkoff 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Tindall BJ. The names Hungateiclostridium Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium thermocellum (Viljoen et al. 1926) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium cellulolyticum (Patel et al. 1980) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium aldrichii (Yang et al. 1990) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium alkalicellulosi (Zhilina et al. 2006) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium clariflavum (Shiratori et al. 2009) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium straminisolvens (Kato et al. 2004) Zhang et al. 2018 and Hungateiclostridium saccincola (Koeck et al. 2016) Zhang et al. 2018 contravene Rule 51b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes and require replacement names in the genus Acetivibrio Patel et al. 1980. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3927-3932. 🇩🇪
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