Name: Sporosarcina Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Spo.ro.sar.ci’na. Gr. fem. n. spora, a spore; L. fem. n. sarcina, a package, bundle; N.L. fem. n. Sporosarcina, a sporeforming package

Gender: feminine (stem: Sporosarcin-)

Type species: Sporosarcina ureae (Beijerinck 1901) Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kluyver AJ, Van Niel CB. Prospects for a natural system of classification of bacteria. Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene. Abteilung II 1936; 94:369-403.

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: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Filibacter Maiden and Jones 1985	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Yoon et al. 2001 Yoon JH, Lee KC, Weiss N, Kho YH, Kang KH, Park YH. Sporosarcina aquimarina sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from seawater in Korea, and transfer of Bacillus globisporus (Larkin and Stokes 1967), Bacillus psychrophilus (Nakamura 1984) and Bacillus pasteurii (Chester 1898) to the genus Sporosarcina as Sporosarcina globispora comb. nov., Sporosarcina psychrophila comb. nov. and Sporosarcina pasteurii comb. nov., and emended description of th. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1079-1086. Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1231-1233.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 4 new species in the genus.
    • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. The usage of the term "coherent taxon" (or equivalent) is cautioned against. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details.
  • Gupta and Patel 2020 Gupta RS, Patel S. Robust Demarcation of the Family Caryophanaceae (Planococcaceae) and Its Different Genera Including Three Novel Genera Based on Phylogenomics and Highly Specific Molecular Signatures. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2821. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
  • Yang et al. 2024 Yang AI, Kim B, Joe SH, Joe HI, Choe H, Kim KH, Jun MO, Shin NR. Sporosarcina jeotgali sp. nov., Sporosarcina oncorhynchi sp. nov., and Sporosarcina trichiuri sp. nov., Isolated from Jeotgal, a Traditional Korean Fermented Seafood. J Microbiol 2024; 62:285-296. Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 41. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6561.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 3 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith (1981) assigned this genus to the subkingdom "Eubacteria" Cavalier-Smith 1981. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. Eukaryote kingdoms: seven or nine? Biosystems 1981; 14:461-481.
  • 🧕 De Vos et al. (2009) assigned this genus to the family Planococcaceae Krassilnikov 1949 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Ludwig W, Schleifer K-H, Whitman WB. Class I. Bacilli class nov. In: De Vos P, Garrity GM, Jones D, Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Rainey FA, K.-H. S, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 3 (The Firmicutes), Springer, New York, 2009, p. 19-20.
  • 🧕 Kluyver and Van Niel (1936) assigned this genus to the tribe "Sporosarcineae". Publication: Kluyver AJ, Van Niel CB. Prospects for a natural system of classification of bacteria. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1936; 94:369-403.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus [Planosarcina]. Publication: Beijerinck MW. Anhäufungsversuche mit Ureumbakterien. Ureumspaltung durch Urease und Katabolismus. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1901; 7:33-61.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Sparosarcina"; "Sporosacrina"; "Sporosarclno"; "Sporoscarcina"; "Sporosorcina"; "Sporosurcina"; "Sprorosarcina".
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Reddy et al. (2013). 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 phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01613 (N = 10).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 21; JCM: 16; NRRL: 8; LMG: 7; NCTC: 6; ATCC: 6; CCUG: 5; NBRC: 5; KCTC: 5; CIP: 4.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "SOSR" 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 22
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 25
Total number of child taxa: 35

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Sporosarcina antarctica Yu et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sporosarcina aquimarina Yoon et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sporosarcina beigongshangi" Sun et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name
    "Sporosarcina cascadiensis" Keshri et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name
    Sporosarcina contaminans Kämpfer et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sporosarcina cyprini" Bharti et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name
    Sporosarcina gallistercoris Pallen 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sporosarcina gallistercoris" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	synonym
    "Sporosarcina ginsengisoli" Achal et al. 2012	not validly published	preferred name
    Sporosarcina globispora (Larkin and Stokes 1967) Yoon et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sporosarcina halophila Claus et al. 1984	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sporosarcina highlanderae Simpson et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sporosarcina hypophthalmichthys" Bharti et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name
    Sporosarcina jeotgali Yang et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sporosarcina jiandibaonis Kong et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sporosarcina koreensis Kwon et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sporosarcina limicola (Maiden and Jones 1985) Gupta and Patel 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sporosarcina luteola Tominaga et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sporosarcina macmurdoensis Reddy et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sporosarcina newyorkensis Wolfgang et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sporosarcina obsidiansis" Keshri et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name
    Sporosarcina oncorhynchi Yang et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sporosarcina pasteurii (Miquel 1889) Yoon et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sporosarcina psychrophila (Nakamura 1984 ex Larkin and Stokes 1967) Yoon et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sporosarcina quadrami" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	synonym
    Sporosarcina quadrami Pallen 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sporosarcina saromensis An et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sporosarcina siberiensis Zhang et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sporosarcina soli Kwon et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sporosarcina sphaerica" Gupta and Patel 2020	not validly published	preferred name
    Sporosarcina terrae Sun et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sporosarcina thermotolerans Kämpfer et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sporosarcina trichiuri Yang et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sporosarcina ureae (Beijerinck 1901) Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sporosarcina ureilytica" Gupta and Patel 2020	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Caryophanaceae Peshkoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tindall BJ. When treated as heterotypic synonyms the names Caryophanaceae Peshkoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980) and Caryophanales Peshkoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980) have priority over the names Planococcaceae Krasil'nikov 1949 (Approved Lists 1980) and Bacillales Prevot 1953 (Approved Lists 1980) and Bacillales Prevot 1953 (Approved Lists 1980), respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2187-2195.

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