Name: "Prescottella" Jones et al. 2013

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Pres.cot.tel’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Prescottella, named after John Prescott to celebrate his many contributions towards unravelling the pathogenicity of R. equi

Gender: feminine (stem: Prescottell-)

Type species: "Prescottella equi" (Magnusson 1923) Jones et al. 2013

Original publication: Jones AL, Sutcliffe IC, Goodfellow M. Proposal to replace the illegitimate genus name Prescottia Jones et al. 2013 with the genus name Prescottella gen. nov. and to replace the illegitimate combination Prescottia equi Jones et al. 2013 with Prescottella equi comb. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 103:1405-1407.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Correct name: Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Spelaeibacter Kim et al. 2022	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Prescottella Sangal et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Prescottia" Jones et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Goodfellow M, Alderson G. The actinomycete-genus Rhodococcus: a home for the "rhodochrous" complex. J Gen Microbiol 1977; 100:99-122.
  • The type species of this genus has been placed in the genus Prescottella Sangal et al. 2022. Publication: Jones AL, Sutcliffe IC, Goodfellow M. Proposal to replace the illegitimate genus name Prescottia Jones et al. 2013 with the genus name Prescottella gen. nov. and to replace the illegitimate combination Prescottia equi Jones et al. 2013 with Prescottella equi comb. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 103:1405-1407.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Prescotella".
  • The name "Prescottella" Jones et al. 2013 was previouly known as "Prescottia" Jones et al. 2013. Publication: Jones AL, Sutcliffe IC, Goodfellow M. Prescottia equi gen. nov., comb. nov.: a new home for an old pathogen. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 103:655-671.

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Record number: 521876