Species Capsularis zoogleoformans

Name: Capsularis zoogleoformans corrig. (Weinberg et al. 1937) Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacterium zoogleiformans" Weinberg et al. 1937

Etymology: zo.o.gle.o.for’mans. Gr. masc. adj. zôos, alive, living; Gr. fem. n. gloia, glue; N.L. fem. n. Zoogloea, living glue, zoogloea; L. pres. part. formans, forming; N.L. masc. part. adj. zoogleoformans, forming zoogloea (pertaining to the glutinous mass produced in broth cultures) [probably better: zoogloeoformans]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kap-su-LA-ris zo-o-gle-o-FOR-mans, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 33285; CCUG 20495; CIP 104479; NCTC 13075; VPI D28K-1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: L16488 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Prévot AR. Études de systématique bactérienne. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1938; 60:285-307.

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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Bacteroides zoogleoformans (Weinberg et al. 1937) Cato et al. 1982

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Prevotella zoogleoformans (Weinberg et al. 1937) Shah and Collins 1990	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Capsularis zoogleiformans (Weinberg et al. 1937) Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    "Bacterium zoogleoformans" corrig. Weinberg et al. 1937	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    "Bacterium zoogleiformans" Weinberg et al. 1937	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Bacteroides zoogleoformans (Weinberg et al. 1937) Cato et al. 1982	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Capsularis Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Prévot AR. Études de systématique bactérienne. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1938; 60:285-307.
  • ❗ Capsularis zoogleoformans is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Capsularis.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the corrected spelling of Capsularis zoogleiformans (Weinberg et al. 1937) Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Germany) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Capsularis zoogleiformans (sic), has been corrected by Cato et al. 1982. Publication: Cato EP, Kelley RW, Moore WEC, Holdeman LV. Bacteroides zoogleoformans (Weinberg, Nativelle, and Prévot 1937) corrig. comb. nov.: emended description. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:271-274. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Capsularis Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Prévot AR. Études de systématique bactérienne. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1938; 60:285-307.

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Record number: 783606