Name: Arcobacter haliotis Tanaka et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.li.o’tis. N.L. gen. fem. n. haliotis, named after the scientific name of the abalone Haliotis

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ar-ko-BAK-ter ha-li-O-tis, masculine

Type strain: JCM 31147; LMG 28652; MA5

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB542077 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tanaka R, Cleenwerck I, Mizutani Y, Iehata S, Bossier P, Vandamme P. Arcobacter haliotis sp. nov., isolated from abalone species Haliotis gigantea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3050-3056. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Arcobacter lekithochrous Diéguez et al. 2017

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Poseidonibacter lekithochrous (Diéguez et al. 2017) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Arcobacter lekithochrous Diéguez et al. 2017	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Diegüz et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Poseidonibacter lekithochrous (Diéguez et al. 2017) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019. Publication: Dieguez AL, Perez-Cataluna A, Figueras MJ, Romalde JL. Arcobacter haliotis Tanaka et al. 2017 is a later heterotypic synonym of Arcobacter lekithochrous Dieguez et al. 2017. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2851-2854. 🇪🇸
  • ⏲ According to Diegüz et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Arcobacter lekithochrous Diéguez et al. 2017. Publication: Dieguez AL, Perez-Cataluna A, Figueras MJ, Romalde JL. Arcobacter haliotis Tanaka et al. 2017 is a later heterotypic synonym of Arcobacter lekithochrous Dieguez et al. 2017. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2851-2854. 🇪🇸
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3685-3687.
  • ❗ Arcobacter haliotis 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 Arcobacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Arcobacter Vandamme et al. 1991

Assigned by: Tanaka R, Cleenwerck I, Mizutani Y, Iehata S, Bossier P, Vandamme P. Arcobacter haliotis sp. nov., isolated from abalone species Haliotis gigantea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3050-3056. 🇯🇵

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