Name: "Lachnospira hominis" Liu et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ho’mi.nis. L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of a human being, referring to the human gut habitat

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak^h-no-SPI-ra HO-mi-nis, feminine

Nomenclatural type: CGMCC 1.32816; NSJ 43

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Original publication: Liu C, Du MX, Abuduaini R, Yu HY, Li DH, Wang YJ, Zhou N, Jiang MZ, Niu PX, Han SS, et al. Enlightening the taxonomy darkness of human gut microbiomes with a cultured biobank. Microbiome 2021; 9:119. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Lachnospira hominis" Hitch et al. 2025.
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of Lachnospira hominis Huang et al. 2025.

Parent taxon: Lachnospira Bryant and Small 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Liu C, Du MX, Abuduaini R, Yu HY, Li DH, Wang YJ, Zhou N, Jiang MZ, Niu PX, Han SS, et al. Enlightening the taxonomy darkness of human gut microbiomes with a cultured biobank. Microbiome 2021; 9:119. 🇨🇳

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