×
Subscribe to our newsletter

Sign up to our mailing list to receive updates from LPSN every few months.

Follow the ICSP and DSMZ (D3) on LinkedIn.


Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Candidatus Blastococcus massiliensis"

Name: "Candidatus Blastococcus massiliensis" Pfleiderer et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: mas.si.li.en’sis. L. masc. adj. massiliensis, pertaining to Marseille

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mas-si-li-EN-sis, masculine

Nomenclatural type: AP3

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX101684 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Pfleiderer A, Lagier JC, Armougom F, Robert C, Vialettes B, Raoult D. Culturomics identified 11 new bacterial species from a single anorexia nervosa stool sample. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2013; 32:1471-1481. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: pro-correct name

Parent taxon: Blastococcus Ahrens and Moll 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Pfleiderer A, Lagier JC, Armougom F, Robert C, Vialettes B, Raoult D. Culturomics identified 11 new bacterial species from a single anorexia nervosa stool sample. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2013; 32:1471-1481. 🇫🇷

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/blastococcus-massiliensisLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 22388
This LPSN page was printed on 2026-02-13 00:47:37