Name: Poseidonibacter lekithochrous (Diéguez et al. 2017) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Arcobacter lekithochrous Diéguez et al. 2017

Etymology: le.ki.tho’chro.us. Gr. masc. n. lekithos, pale brown; Gr. fem. n. chroa, colour; N.L. masc. adj. lekithochrous, with pale brown colour

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: po-se-i-do-ni-BAK-ter le-ki-T^HO-k^hro-us, masculine

Type strain: CECT 8942; DSM 100870; LFT 1.7

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LT629298 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 lekithochrous Diéguez et al. 2017

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Arcobacter haliotis Tanaka et al. 2017	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Arcobacter lekithochrous Diéguez et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Poseidonibacter Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019. 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. 🇪🇸
  • ⏰ According to Diegüz et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Arcobacter haliotis Tanaka et al. 2017. Publication: Dieguez AL, Perez-Cataluna A, Figueras MJ, Romalde JL. Arcobacter haliotis Tanaka et al. 2017 is a later heterotypic synonym of Arcobacter lekithochrous Dieguez et al. 2017. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2851-2854. 🇪🇸
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3685-3687.
  • ❗ Poseidonibacter lekithochrous 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 Poseidonibacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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: Poseidonibacter 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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