Name: Christensenella Morotomi et al. 2012
Etymology: Chris.ten.se.nel’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Christensenella, named after Professor Henrik Christensen, in honour of his many contributions to systematic bacteriology
Gender: feminine (stem: Christensenell-)
Type species: Christensenella minuta Morotomi et al. 2012
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication: Morotomi M, Nagai F, Watanabe Y. Description of Christensenella minuta gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces, which forms a distinct branch in the order Clostridiales, and proposal of Christensenellaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:144-149.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:757-758.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
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Catabacter Lau et al. 2014 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
"Catabacter" Lau et al. 2007 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 6
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Christensenella hongkongensis (Lau et al. 2014) Liu et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Christensenella intestinihominis Zou et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Christensenella massiliensis" Ndongo et al. 2016 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Christensenella minuta Morotomi et al. 2012 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Christensenella tenuis Liu et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Christensenella timonensis" Ndongo et al. 2016 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Parent taxon: Christensenellaceae Morotomi et al. 2012
Assigned by: Morotomi M, Nagai F, Watanabe Y. Description of Christensenella minuta gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces, which forms a distinct branch in the order Clostridiales, and proposal of Christensenellaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:144-149.
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Record number: 518159