Name: Malaciobacter canalis corrig. (Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2018) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Arcobacter canalis Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2018

Etymology: ca.na’lis. L. masc./fem. n. canalis, pipe

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ma-la-ki-o-BAK-ter ka-NA-lis, masculine

Type strain: CECT 8984; F138-33; LMG 29148

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG015880 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Perez-Cataluna A, Salas-Masso N, Dieguez AL, Balboa S, Lema A, Romalde JL, Figueras MJ. Revisiting the Taxonomy of the Genus Arcobacter: Getting Order From the Chaos. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2077. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 185. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:5-9.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Arcobacter canalis Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2018

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Arcobacter canalis Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Malacobacter canalis (Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2018) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ❗ Malaciobacter canalis 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 Malaciobacter.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Malaciobacter corrig. Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019

Assigned by: Perez-Cataluna A, Salas-Masso N, Dieguez AL, Balboa S, Lema A, Romalde JL, Figueras MJ. Revisiting the Taxonomy of the Genus Arcobacter: Getting Order From the Chaos. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2077. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 797647