Name: Nocardiopsis (Brocq-Rousseau 1904) Meyer 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: No.car.di.op’sis. N.L. fem. n. Nocardia, a genus of the order Actinomycetales; Gr. fem. n. opsis, appearance; N.L. fem. n. Nocardiopsis, that which has the appearance of Nocardia

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Nocardiopsid-), no-kar-di-OP-sis

Type species: Nocardiopsis dassonvillei (Brocq-Rousseau 1904) Meyer 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Meyer J. Nocardiopsis, a new genus of the order Actinomycetales. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:487-493.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Brachystreptospora" Stach et al. 2003	heterotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Nocardiopsaceae Rainey et al. 1996. Publication: Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey N, Kroppenstedt RM, Stackebrandt E. The genus Nocardiopsis represents a phylogenetically coherent taxon and a distinct actinomycete lineage: proposal of Nocardiopsaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1088-1092. 🇩🇪
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Nocardiopsidaceae corrig. Rainey et al. 1996. Publication: Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey N, Kroppenstedt RM, Stackebrandt E. The genus Nocardiopsis represents a phylogenetically coherent taxon and a distinct actinomycete lineage: proposal of Nocardiopsaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1088-1092. 🇩🇪
  • 🧕 Goodfellow and Williams (1983) assigned this genus to the uncategorized "Thermomonosporas" Goodfellow and Williams 1983. Publication: Goodfellow M, Williams ST. Ecology of actinomycetes. Annu Rev Microbiol 1983; 37:189-216.
  • 🧕 Stackebrandt et al. (1997) assigned this genus to the family Nocardiopsaceae Rainey et al. 1996. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491. 🇩🇪
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus [Streptothrix]. Publication: Brocq-Rousseau D. Sur un Streptothrix cause de l'altération des avoines moisies. Revue Générale de Botanique 1904; 16:219-230.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Streptomyces Waksman and Henrici 1943 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Gauze GF, Preobrazhenskaya TP, Sveshnikova MA, Terekhova LP, Maximova TS. A guide for the determination of actinomycetes. Genera Streptomyces, Streptoverticillium, and Chainia. Nauka, Moscow, URSS, 1983.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Nocardiop"; "Nocardioposis"; "Nocardiopsjs"; "Nocardiopus"; "Nocardiospis"; "Nocardiovsis"; "Nocardipsis"; "Nociardiopsis"; "Nocrdiopsis"; "Nocurdinpsis"; "Nocurdiopsis"; "Nocurdopsis"; "Noemvllopsis"; "Norardiopsis"; "Norcardiopsis".
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Mo et al. (2023), Yang et al. (2008), Hamedi et al. (2011), Hozzein et al. (2004), Yassin et al. (2009). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 57; JCM: 52; NBRC: 31; VKM: 19; KCTC: 19; IFO: 18; NRRL: 18; ATCC: 15; CGMCC: 14; CCTCC: 13.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "NCDP" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
  • 🧍 See also Dif et al. (2024). Publication: Dif G, Djemouai N, Bouras N, Zitouni A. Reclassification of two Nocardiopsis species using whole genome analysis. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 118:28. 🇩🇿
  • 🧍 On the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, this nomenclatural name is incorrectly cited as Nocardiopsis Meyer 1976 (sic). Publication: Hill LR, Skerman VBD, Sneath PHA. Corrigenda to the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names edited for the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:508-511. 🇬🇧

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 55
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 66
Total number of child taxa: 77

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Nocardiopsis aegyptia Sabry et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis africana (Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1974) Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1985	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Nocardiopsis akebiae Mo et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis akesuensis Gao et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis alba corrig. Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis albidorubidus Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Nocardiopsis alborubida corrig. Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis alborubidus Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Nocardiopsis albus Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Nocardiopsis algeriensis Bouras et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis alkaliphila Hozzein et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis ansamitocini Zhang et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis antarctica corrig. Abyzov et al. 1984	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Nocardiopsis antarcticus Abyzov et al. 1984	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Nocardiopsis arabia Hozzein and Goodfellow 2008	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Nocardiopsis arabica corrig. Hozzein and Goodfellow 2008	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Nocardiopsis arvandica Hamedi et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Nocardiopsis baichengensis Li et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Nocardiopsis camelliae" Tang et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name
    Nocardiopsis changdeensis Mo et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis chromatogenes Li et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis codii Girão et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis coeruleofusca (Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1974) Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1985	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Nocardiopsis composta corrig. Kämpfer et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis compostus Kämpfer et al. 2002	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Nocardiopsis coralli Li et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis coralliicola Li et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis dassonvillei (Brocq-Rousseau 1904) Meyer 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis deserti Asem et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis endophytica Chantavorakit et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis eucommiae Mo et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis exhalans Peltola et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis fildesensis Xu et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis flava (Gauze et al. 1974) Gauze and Sveshnikova 1985	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Nocardiopsis flavescens Fang et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis ganjiahuensis Zhang et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis gilva Li et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis halophila Al-Tai and Ruan 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis halotolerans Al-Zarban et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis kunsanensis Chun et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis lambiniae Nouioui et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis listeri Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis litoralis Chen et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Nocardiopsis longispora (Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1974) Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1985	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Nocardiopsis lucentensis Yassin et al. 1993	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis mangrovei Huang et al. 2024	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Nocardiopsis mangrovi corrig. Huang et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Nocardiopsis merdipullorum" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Nocardiopsis metallicus Schippers et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Nocardiopsis moroccensis" Oubassou et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name
    Nocardiopsis mutabilis Shearer et al. 1983	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Nocardiopsis mwathae Akhwale et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis nanhaiensis Pan et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis nikkonensis Yamamura et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis oceani Pan et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis oceanisediminis Kim et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis potens Yassin et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis prasina (Miyashita et al. 1984) Yassin et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis protaetiae Liu et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis quinghaiensis Chen et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis rhizosphaerae Zhang et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis rhodophaea Li et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis rosea Li et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis salina Li et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis sediminis Muangham et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis sinuspersici Hamedi et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis suaedae Chantavorakit et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis synnemataformans Yassin et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis syringae Gauze and Sveshnikova 1985	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Nocardiopsis terrae Chen et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Nocardiopsis trehalosei" Dolak et al. 1980	not validly published	preferred name
    Nocardiopsis trehalosi (ex Dolak et al. 1981) Evtushenko et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis tropica Evtushenko et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis umidischolae Peltola et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis valliformis Yang et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis xinjiangensis Li et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Nocardiopsis yanglingensis Yan et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Nocardiopsidaceae corrig. Rainey et al. 1996

Assigned by: Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey N, Kroppenstedt RM, Stackebrandt E. The genus Nocardiopsis represents a phylogenetically coherent taxon and a distinct actinomycete lineage: proposal of Nocardiopsaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1088-1092. 🇩🇪

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