Genus Lucifera

Name: Lucifera Sánchez-Andrea et al. 2019

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Lu.ci’fe.ra. L. fem. n. Lucifera, light-bringing because of the match shape

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Lucifer-), lu-KI-fe-ra

Type species: Lucifera butyrica Sánchez-Andrea et al. 2019

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective 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. 🇳🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 187. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1247-1250.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Allolucifera Deshmukh et al. 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Allolucifera Deshmukh et al. 2026. 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. 🇮🇱
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; JCM: 1.
  • 💥 This name is a homonym of Lucifera Baker, 2010 (zoological); Lucifera Baker, 2008 (zoological) [from Catalogue of Life].
  • 🧍 While this name is identical in spelling to the subgenus name Lucifera Baker 2010 (zoological name available under the ICZN), it is not in conflict with the ICNP for that reason. Publication: Baker CH. A new subgenus and five new species of Australian glow-worms (Diptera: Keroplatidae: Arachnocampa). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, Nature 2010; 55:11-41. 🇦🇺

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
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
    Lucifera butyrica Sánchez-Andrea et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Sporomusaceae Campbell et al. 2015

Assigned by: 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. 🇳🇱

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