Name: "Hiblerillus rectus" Heller 1922

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rec’tus. L. masc. part. adj. rectus, straight

Type strain: ATCC 25751; DSM 1295; JCM 1412

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X77850 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Heller HH. Certain Genera of the Clostridiaceae: Studies in Pathogenic Anaerobes. V. J Bacteriol 1922; 7:1-38.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Fusobacterium mortiferum (Harris 1901) Moore and Holdeman 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Fusobacterium mortiferum (Harris 1901) Moore and Holdeman 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Clostridium rectum (Heller 1922) Holdeman and Moore 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Bacillus mortiferus" Harris 1901	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • According to De Witte et al. (2017), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus mortiferus" Harris 1901. Publication: De Witte C, Flahou B, Ducatelle R, Smet A, De Bruyne E, Cnockaert M, Taminiau B, Daube G, Vandamme P, Haesebrouck F. Detection, isolation and characterization of Fusobacterium gastrosuis sp. nov. colonizing the stomach of pigs. Syst Appl Microbiol 2017; 40:42-50.
  • According to De Witte et al. (2017), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Fusobacterium mortiferum (Harris 1901) Moore and Holdeman 1970 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: De Witte C, Flahou B, Ducatelle R, Smet A, De Bruyne E, Cnockaert M, Taminiau B, Daube G, Vandamme P, Haesebrouck F. Detection, isolation and characterization of Fusobacterium gastrosuis sp. nov. colonizing the stomach of pigs. Syst Appl Microbiol 2017; 40:42-50.

Parent taxon: [Hiblerillus]

Assigned by: Heller HH. Certain Genera of the Clostridiaceae: Studies in Pathogenic Anaerobes. V. J Bacteriol 1922; 7:1-38.

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Record number: 4167