Name: Hoylesella buccalis (Shah and Collins 1982) Hitch et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacteroides buccalis Shah and Collins 1982

Etymology: buc.ca’lis. L. fem. n. bucca, the mouth; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. buccalis, buccal, pertaining to the mouth

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 35310; CCUG 15557; DSM 20616; HS4; JCM 12246; NCDO 2354; NCFB 2354; NCTC 13064

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB547676 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hitch TCA, Bisdorf K, Afrizal A, Riedel T, Overmann J, Strowig T, Clavel T. A taxonomic note on the genus Prevotella: Description of four novel genera and emended description of the genera Hallella and Xylanibacter. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126354.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 209. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5709.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Prevotella buccalis (Shah and Collins 1982) Shah and Collins 1990

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Prevotella buccalis (Shah and Collins 1982) Shah and Collins 1990	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bacteroides buccalis Shah and Collins 1982	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Hoylesella buccalis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Hoylesella.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Bacteroides buccalis Shah and Collins 1982, which has a risk group (Belgium) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Bacteroides buccalis Shah and Collins 1982, which has a risk group (Canada) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Bacteroides buccalis Shah and Collins 1982, which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Bacteroides buccalis Shah and Collins 1982, which has a risk group (Germany) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Prevotella buccalis (Shah and Collins 1982) Shah and Collins 1990, which has a risk group (Belgium) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Prevotella buccalis (Shah and Collins 1982) Shah and Collins 1990, which has a risk group (Canada) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Prevotella buccalis (Shah and Collins 1982) Shah and Collins 1990, which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Prevotella buccalis (Shah and Collins 1982) Shah and Collins 1990, which has a risk group (Germany) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Hoylesella Hitch et al. 2023

Assigned by: Hitch TCA, Bisdorf K, Afrizal A, Riedel T, Overmann J, Strowig T, Clavel T. A taxonomic note on the genus Prevotella: Description of four novel genera and emended description of the genera Hallella and Xylanibacter. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126354.

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Record number: 36185