Name: Xylanibacter rara (Efimov et al. 2018) Hitch et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Prevotella rara Efimov et al. 2018

Etymology: ra’ra. L. fem. adj. rara, rare, uncommon

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … RA-ra, masculine

Type strain: 109; DSM 105141; VKM B-2992

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX198132 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hitch TCA, Bisdorf K, Afrizal A, Riedel T, Overmann J, Strowig T, Clavel T. A taxonomic note on the genus Prevotella: Description of four novel genera and emended description of the genera Hallella and Xylanibacter. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126354. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 209. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5709.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Xylanibacter rarus corrig. (Efimov et al. 2018) Hitch et al. 2023

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Prevotella rara Efimov et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Xylanibacter rarus corrig. (Efimov et al. 2018) Hitch et al. 2023	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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: Xylanibacter Ueki et al. 2006

Assigned by: Hitch TCA, Bisdorf K, Afrizal A, Riedel T, Overmann J, Strowig T, Clavel T. A taxonomic note on the genus Prevotella: Description of four novel genera and emended description of the genera Hallella and Xylanibacter. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126354. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 30010