Name: Faucicola atlantae (Bøvre et al. 1976) Sbissi et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Moraxella atlantae Bøvre et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: a.tlan’tae. N.L. gen. fem. n. atlantae, of Atlanta, the American city where strains of the species were first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-TLAN-ta͡e, feminine

Type strain: 5118; ATCC 29525; CCUG 6415; CCUG 6415 A; CIP 82.25; DSM 6999; IFO 14588; LMG 5133; NBRC 14588; NCTC 11091

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16S rRNA gene: HM161851 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sbissi I, Kammoun I, El May H, Bouzidi T, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Gtari M. Reclassification of Moraxella boevrei, M. osloensis and M. atlantae, into the genus Faucicola, and proposal of a new genus within the family Moraxellaceae, Lwoffella lincolnii gen. nov., comb. nov., to accommodate the divergent species Moraxella lincolnii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6820. 🇹🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6862.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Moraxella atlantae Bøvre et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Moraxella atlantae Bøvre et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Faucicola atlantae 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 Faucicola.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Moraxella atlantae Bøvre et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Belgium) 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 Moraxella atlantae Bøvre et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Canada) 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 Moraxella atlantae Bøvre et al. 1976 (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 Moraxella atlantae Bøvre et al. 1976 (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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-07-15.
  • 🙅 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.

Parent taxon: Faucicola Humphreys et al. 2015

Assigned by: Sbissi I, Kammoun I, El May H, Bouzidi T, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Gtari M. Reclassification of Moraxella boevrei, M. osloensis and M. atlantae, into the genus Faucicola, and proposal of a new genus within the family Moraxellaceae, Lwoffella lincolnii gen. nov., comb. nov., to accommodate the divergent species Moraxella lincolnii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6820. 🇹🇳

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Record number: 66381