Name: Microvenator Wang et al. 2022

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Mi.cro.ve.na’tor. Gr. masc. adj. mikros, small (may keep -o); L. masc. n. venator, hunter; N.L. masc. n. Microvenator, a small hunter

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Microvenator-), mi-kro-we-NA-tor

Type species: Microvenator marinus Wang et al. 2022

Valid publication: Wang S, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Microvenator marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment, and description of Microvenatoraceae fam. nov. and Lujinxingiaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5380. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5476.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Allomicrovenator Deshmukh et al. 2026

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Microvenatoraceae Wang et al. 2022. Publication: Wang S, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Microvenator marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment, and description of Microvenatoraceae fam. nov. and Lujinxingiaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5380. 🇨🇳
  • 🧕 Wang et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the family Microvenatoraceae Wang et al. 2022. Publication: Wang S, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Microvenator marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment, and description of Microvenatoraceae fam. nov. and Lujinxingiaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5380. 🇨🇳
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Allomicrovenator 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 terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: MCCC: 1; KCTC: 1.
  • 🧍 Later homonym of Microvenator Ostrom 1970 (Animalia). — Kostovski M. Personal communication, 2025-12-27.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
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
    Microvenator marinus Wang et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name	synonym

Parent taxon: Allomicrovenatoraceae Deshmukh et al. 2026

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