Name: Parafannyhessea umbonata (Kraatz et al. 2011) Zgheib et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Olsenella umbonata Kraatz et al. 2011

Etymology: um.bo.na’ta. N.L. fem. adj. umbonata, bossed, umbonate; from L. masc. n. umbo (gen. umbonis), a shield boss, referring to the umbonate elevations of outgrown colonies on solid culture media

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCUG 58604; DSM 22620; JCM 16156; lac31

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FN178463 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zgheib R, Anani H, Meng MM, Mailhe M, Ricaboni D, Morand A, Caputo A, Traore SI, Fontanini A, Armstrong N, et al. New human-associated species of the family Atopobiaceae and proposal to reclassify members of the genus Olsenella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4819.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4907.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Olsenella umbonata Kraatz et al. 2011

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Olsenella umbonata Kraatz et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Parafannyhessea Zgheib et al. 2021. Publication: Zgheib R, Anani H, Meng MM, Mailhe M, Ricaboni D, Morand A, Caputo A, Traore SI, Fontanini A, Armstrong N, et al. New human-associated species of the family Atopobiaceae and proposal to reclassify members of the genus Olsenella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4819.
  • ❗ Parafannyhessea umbonata 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 Parafannyhessea.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Parafannyhessea Zgheib et al. 2021

Assigned by: Zgheib R, Anani H, Meng MM, Mailhe M, Ricaboni D, Morand A, Caputo A, Traore SI, Fontanini A, Armstrong N, et al. New human-associated species of the family Atopobiaceae and proposal to reclassify members of the genus Olsenella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4819.

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Record number: 19486