Name: Allolucifera butyrica (Sánchez-Andrea et al. 2019) Deshmukh et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lucifera butyrica Sánchez-Andrea et al. 2019

Etymology: bu.ty’ri.ca. N.L. neut. n. acidum butyricum, butyric acid; N.L. fem. adj. butyrica, pertaining to butyric acid

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-lo-lu-KI-fe-ra bu-TY-ri-ka, feminine

Type strain: ALE; DSM 27520; JCM 19373

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HG317002 Analyse FASTA

Valid 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. 🇮🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7121.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Lucifera butyrica Sánchez-Andrea et al. 2019

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lucifera butyrica Sánchez-Andrea et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of 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. 🇮🇱
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-02-10.
  • 🧍 Later homotypic synonym of Lucifera butyrica Sánchez-Andrea et al. 2019, which is not an illegitimate name. 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. 🇳🇱

Parent taxon: Allolucifera Deshmukh et al. 2026

Assigned by: 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. 🇮🇱

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