Name: Faecalimonas canis Yamamoto et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca’nis. L. gen. masc./fem. n. canis, of a dog

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KA-nis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 105698; JCM 31739; NATH-2371

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC191811 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yamamoto E, Hisatomi A, Miwa K, Sakurai N, Koizumi A, Ohkuma M, Tsuchihashi H, Sakamoto M. Proposal of two novel species, Allocoprococcus similis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Faecalimonas hominis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces and genome-based reorganization of the genus Coprococcus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7011. 🇯🇵

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Glucerabacter canisensis" Kawata et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Gluceribacter canis" Kawata et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-01-09.

Parent taxon: Faecalimonas Sakamoto et al. 2017

Assigned by: Yamamoto E, Hisatomi A, Miwa K, Sakurai N, Koizumi A, Ohkuma M, Tsuchihashi H, Sakamoto M. Proposal of two novel species, Allocoprococcus similis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Faecalimonas hominis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces and genome-based reorganization of the genus Coprococcus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7011. 🇯🇵

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