Name: "Caecibacter" Ricaboni et al. 2017

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Cae.ci.bac’ter. N.L. neut. n. caecum, the caecum of the large intestine (can be noun or adjective); N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Caecibacter, a rod from the large intestine

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Caecibacter-), ka͡e-ki-BAK-ter

Type species: "Caecibacter massiliensis" Ricaboni et al. 2017

Original publication: Ricaboni D, Mailhe M, Benezech A, Cadoret F, Fournier PE, Raoult D. 'Caecibactermassiliensis' gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human right colon. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 17:30-32.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Megasphaera Rogosa 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Colibacter" Mailhe et al. 2017	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Anaeroglobus Carlier et al. 2002	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Megasphaera Rogosa 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Megasphaeraceae Chuvochina et al. 2024. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Megasphaera Rogosa 1971 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Jeon BS, Kim S, Sang BI. Megasphaera hexanoica sp. nov., a medium-chain carboxylic acid-producing bacterium isolated from a cow rumen. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2114-2120.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CSUR: 1.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Caecibacter massiliensis" Ricaboni et al. 2017	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Veillonellaceae Rogosa 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ricaboni D, Mailhe M, Benezech A, Cadoret F, Fournier PE, Raoult D. 'Caecibactermassiliensis' gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human right colon. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 17:30-32.

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Record number: 13912