Name: Hallella colorans (Buhl et al. 2016) Hitch et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Prevotella colorans Buhl et al. 2016

Etymology: co’lo.rans. L. part. adj. colorans, coloring, referring to the slow production of greyish-brown pigment upon incubation on solid media

Gender: feminine

Type strain: A1336; CCOS 902; CCUG 67421; DSM 100333; KCTC 15694

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KT886066 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hitch TCA, Bisdorf K, Afrizal A, Riedel T, Overmann J, Strowig T, Clavel T. A taxonomic note on the genus Prevotella: Description of four novel genera and emended description of the genera Hallella and Xylanibacter. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126354.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 209. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5709.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Prevotella colorans Buhl et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Hallella Moore and Moore 1994

Assigned by: Hitch TCA, Bisdorf K, Afrizal A, Riedel T, Overmann J, Strowig T, Clavel T. A taxonomic note on the genus Prevotella: Description of four novel genera and emended description of the genera Hallella and Xylanibacter. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126354.

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Record number: 36222