Name: Macrococcoides Bello et al. 2024

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ma.cro.coc.co’i.des. N.L. masc. n. Macrococcus, a bacterial genus; L. adj. suff. -oides, resembling, similar; N.L. neut. n. Macrococcoides, a genus resembling Macrococcus

Gender: neuter (stem: Macrococcoid-)

Type species: Macrococcoides caseolyticum corrig. (Schleifer et al. 1982 ex Evans 1916) Bello et al. 2024

Effective publication: Bello S, Mudassir SH, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and molecular markers based studies on Staphylococcaceae and Gemella species. Proposals for an emended family Staphylococcaceae and three new families (Abyssicoccaceae fam. nov., Salinicoccaceae fam. nov. and Gemellaceae fam. nov.) harboring four new genera, Lacicoccus gen. nov., Macrococcoides gen. nov., Gemelliphila gen. nov., and Phocicoccus gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:937-973.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 215. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Macrococcus Kloos et al. 1998

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Macrococcus Kloos et al. 1998	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Macrococcus Kloos et al. 1998. Publication: Kloos WE, Ballard DN, George CG, Webster JA, Hubner RJ, Ludwig W, Schleifer KH, Fiedler F, Schubert K. Delimiting the genus Staphylococcus through description of Macrococcus caseolyticus gen. nov., comb. nov. and Macrococcus equipercicus sp. nov., and Macrococcus bovicus sp. no. and Macrococcus carouselicus sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:859-877.
  • ❗ Macrococcoides is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 8; CCM: 6; CCUG: 3; ATCC: 2; CIP: 2; NCTC: 2.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 8

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Macrococcoides armenti" (Keller et al. 2022) Bello et al. 2023	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Macrococcoides bohemicum corrig. (Mašlaňová et al. 2018) Bello et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Macrococcoides bohemicus (Mašlaňová et al. 2018) Bello et al. 2024	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Macrococcoides canis (Gobeli Brawand et al. 2017) Bello et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Macrococcoides caseolyticum corrig. (Schleifer et al. 1982 ex Evans 1916) Bello et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Macrococcoides caseolyticus (Schleifer et al. 1982 ex Evans 1916) Bello et al. 2024	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Macrococcoides epidermidis" (Mašlaňová et al. 2018) Bello et al. 2023	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Macrococcoides goetzii (Mašlaňová et al. 2018) Bello et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Staphylococcaceae Schleifer and Bell 2010

Assigned by: Bello S, Mudassir SH, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and molecular markers based studies on Staphylococcaceae and Gemella species. Proposals for an emended family Staphylococcaceae and three new families (Abyssicoccaceae fam. nov., Salinicoccaceae fam. nov. and Gemellaceae fam. nov.) harboring four new genera, Lacicoccus gen. nov., Macrococcoides gen. nov., Gemelliphila gen. nov., and Phocicoccus gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:937-973.

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