Species Parafannyhessea umbonata

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

Category, proposed as: species, 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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-fan-ny-HES-se-a um-bo-NA-ta, feminine

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

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 (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Olsenella umbonata Kraatz et al. 2011

Risk group: 1

• 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. 🇫🇷
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 22619.
  • ❗ 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.
  • 😷 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 3 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 other species in the genus.

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