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Genus Sporofaciens
Name: Sporofaciens Rasmussen et al. 2021
Etymology: Spo.ro.fa’ci.ens. Gr. fem. n. spora, a seed and, in biology, a spore; L. pres. part. faciens, making; N.L. masc. n. Sporofaciens, spore-maker
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Sporofacient-), spo-ro-FA-ki-ens
Type species: Sporofaciens musculi Rasmussen et al. 2021
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Rasmussen TS, Streidl T, Hitch TCA, Wortmann E, Deptula P, Kofoed MVW, Riedel T, Neumann-Schaal M, Hansen M, Nielsen DS, et al. Sporofaciens musculi gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from the caecum of an obese mouse. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4812.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Sporofasciens".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CECT: 1; DSM: 1.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Sporofaciens musculi Rasmussen et al. 2021 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Lachnospiraceae Rainey 2010
Assigned by:
Rasmussen TS, Streidl T, Hitch TCA, Wortmann E, Deptula P, Kofoed MVW, Riedel T, Neumann-Schaal M, Hansen M, Nielsen DS, et al. Sporofaciens musculi gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from the caecum of an obese mouse. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0.
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Record number: 18142
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