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Genus Faecalimonas
Name: Faecalimonas Sakamoto et al. 2017
Etymology: Fae.ca.li’mo.nas. N.L. masc./fem. adj. faecalis, pertaining to faeces; from L. fem. n. faex, faeces; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Faecalimonas, a monad isolated from faeces
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Faecalimonad-), fa͡e-ka-LI-mo-nas
Type species: Faecalimonas umbilicata Sakamoto et al. 2017
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Sakamoto M, Iino T, Ohkuma M. Faecalimonas umbilicata gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces, and reclassification of Eubacterium contortum, Eubacterium fissicatena and Clostridium oroticum as Faecalicatena contorta gen. nov., comb. nov., Faecalicatena fissicatena comb. nov. and Faecalicatena orotica comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1219-1227. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2495-2498.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Glucerabacter" Kawata et al. 2018 heterotypic synonym, not validly published "Gluceribacter" Kawata et al. 2021 heterotypic synonym, not validly published "Tyzzerella" Yutin and Galperin 2013 heterotypic synonym, not validly published
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Emendations:
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Yamamoto et al. 2026
Yamamoto E, Hisatomi A, Miwa K, Sakurai N, Koizumi A, Ohkuma M, Tsuchihashi H, Sakamoto M. Proposal of two novel species, Allocoprococcus similis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Faecalimonas hominis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces and genome-based reorganization of the genus Coprococcus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7011. 🇯🇵
Notes:- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 4 new species in the genus.
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Yamamoto et al. 2026
Yamamoto E, Hisatomi A, Miwa K, Sakurai N, Koizumi A, Ohkuma M, Tsuchihashi H, Sakamoto M. Proposal of two novel species, Allocoprococcus similis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Faecalimonas hominis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces and genome-based reorganization of the genus Coprococcus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7011.
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Notes:
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 5; DSM: 4; CGMCC: 1; KCTC: 1; ATCC: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 5
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 5
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Faecalimonas canis Yamamoto et al. 2026 validly published under the ICNP correct name Faecalimonas hominis Yamamoto et al. 2026 validly published under the ICNP correct name Faecalimonas mobilis (Huang et al. 2025) Yamamoto et al. 2026 validly published under the ICNP correct name Faecalimonas nexilis (Holdeman and Moore 1974) Yamamoto et al. 2026 validly published under the ICNP correct name Faecalimonas umbilicata Sakamoto et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Lachnospiraceae Rainey 2010
Assigned by:
Sakamoto M, Iino T, Ohkuma M. Faecalimonas umbilicata gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces, and reclassification of Eubacterium contortum, Eubacterium fissicatena and Clostridium oroticum as Faecalicatena contorta gen. nov., comb. nov., Faecalicatena fissicatena comb. nov. and Faecalicatena orotica comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1219-1227. 🇯🇵
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