Name: Canicola haemoglobinophilus (Lehmann and Neumann 1907) Christensen et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacterium haemoglobinophilus" Lehmann and Neumann 1907

Etymology: hae.mo.glo.bi.no’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. haemoglobinum, haemoglobin; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, friend, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. adj. haemoglobinophilus, hemoglobin-loving

Pronunciation, gender: ha͡e-mo-glo-bi-NO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 19416; CCUG 3714; CIP 53.88; DSM 21241; NCTC 1659

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M75064 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Christensen H, Kuhnert P, Foster G, Bisgaard M. Reclassification of [Haemophilus] haemoglobinophilus as Canicola haemoglobinophilus gen. nov., comb. nov. including Bisgaard taxon 35. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4881.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5006.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (taxonomically suspended)

Correct name: Haemophilus haemoglobinophilus (Lehmann and Neumann 1907) Murray 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Bacterium haemoglobinophilus" Lehmann and Neumann 1907	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Haemophilus haemoglobinophilus (Lehmann and Neumann 1907) Murray 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Canicola Christensen et al. 2021. Publication: Christensen H, Kuhnert P, Foster G, Bisgaard M. Reclassification of [Haemophilus] haemoglobinophilus as Canicola haemoglobinophilus gen. nov., comb. nov. including Bisgaard taxon 35. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4881.
  • ❗ Canicola haemoglobinophilus 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 Canicola.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Haemophilus haemoglobinophilus (Lehmann and Neumann 1907) Murray 1939 (Approved Lists 1980), 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 Haemophilus haemoglobinophilus (Lehmann and Neumann 1907) Murray 1939 (Approved Lists 1980), 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 2 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. This name is taxonomically suspended (and therefore not recommended for medical use for now) until no later than 2026 in favour of Haemophilus haemoglobinophilus (Lehmann and Neumann 1907) Murray 1939 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Murray EGD. Parvobacteriaceae. In: Bergey DH, Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 5th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1939, p. 309. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Parent taxon: Canicola Christensen et al. 2021

Assigned by: Christensen H, Kuhnert P, Foster G, Bisgaard M. Reclassification of [Haemophilus] haemoglobinophilus as Canicola haemoglobinophilus gen. nov., comb. nov. including Bisgaard taxon 35. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4881.

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Record number: 19905