Species Bacteroides rhinocerotis

Name: Bacteroides rhinocerotis Li et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rhi.no.ce.ro’tis. L. gen. masc. n. rhinocerotis, of rhinoceros, referring to the isolation source of type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bak-ter-o-I-des r^hi-no-ke-RO-tis, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.18013; JCM 35702; NGMCC 1.200684

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: OP931997 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Li X, Sun P, Gong L, Shi W, Xiang Z, Li M, Su L, Qin C. Bacteroides rhinocerotis sp. nov., isolated from the fresh feces of rhinoceros in Beijing Zoo. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:169. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 216. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6229.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Bacteroides parvus Liu et al. 2022

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bacteroides humanifaecis Kim et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Bacteroides parvus Liu et al. 2022	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Zaatout et al. (2025), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacteroides parvus Liu et al. 2022. Publication: Zaatout N, Menasria T, Benhadj M. Comprehensive Phylogenomic Analyses Support the Reclassification of Multiple Bacteroides Species. Curr Microbiol 2025; 83:96. 🇩🇿
- ⏲ According to Zaatout et al. (2025), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacteroides humanifaecis Kim et al. 2023. Publication: Zaatout N, Menasria T, Benhadj M. Comprehensive Phylogenomic Analyses Support the Reclassification of Multiple Bacteroides Species. Curr Microbiol 2025; 83:96. 🇩🇿
- ❗ Bacteroides rhinocerotis 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 Bacteroides.
- 🎓 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: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Li X, Sun P, Gong L, Shi W, Xiang Z, Li M, Su L, Qin C. Bacteroides rhinocerotis sp. nov., isolated from the fresh feces of rhinoceros in Beijing Zoo. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:169. 🇨🇳

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Species Bacteroides rhinocerotis