Name: "Colibacter" Mailhe et al. 2017

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Co.li.bac’ter. N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Colibacter

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Colibacter-), ko-li-BAK-ter

Type species: "Colibacter massiliensis" Mailhe et al. 2017

Original publication: Mailhe M, Ricaboni D, Vitton V, Cadoret F, Fournier PE, Raoult D. 'Colibacter massiliensis' gen. nov., sp. nov., a new bacterial species isolated from human left colon. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 17:23-24. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Megasphaera Rogosa 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Caecibacter" Ricaboni 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:
  • 🚂 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: Heng YC, Lee JKY, Silvaraju S, Kittelmann S. Description of Megasphaera jansseni sp. nov., a novel short- and medium-chain fatty acid-producing species isolated from faeces of a wild boar (Sus scrofa), and a taxonomic note on the family Veillonellaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6937. 🇸🇬
  • 🤨 This taxon name is occasionally used in plural form as: "Colibacteria".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CSUR: 2; DSM: 2.
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).

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: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Colibacter massiliensis" Anani et al. 2019	not validly published	synonym
    "Colibacter massiliensis" Mailhe et al. 2017	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Veillonellaceae Rogosa 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Mailhe M, Ricaboni D, Vitton V, Cadoret F, Fournier PE, Raoult D. 'Colibacter massiliensis' gen. nov., sp. nov., a new bacterial species isolated from human left colon. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 17:23-24. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 484