Name: Gemelliphila palaticanis (Collins et al. 1999) Bello et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Gemella palaticanis Collins et al. 1999

Etymology: pa.la.ti.ca’nis. L. neut. n. palatum, gum; L. gen. masc./fem. n. canis, dog; N.L. gen. masc./fem. n. palaticanis, of the gum of a dog

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-58; CCUG 39489; CIP 106318; M663-98-1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y17280 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Bello S, Mudassir SH, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and molecular markers based studies on Staphylococcaceae and Gemella species. Proposals for an emended family Staphylococcaceae and three new families (Abyssicoccaceae fam. nov., Salinicoccaceae fam. nov. and Gemellaceae fam. nov.) harboring four new genera, Lacicoccus gen. nov., Macrococcoides gen. nov., Gemelliphila gen. nov., and Phocicoccus gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:937-973.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 215. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Gemella palaticanis Collins et al. 1999

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gemella palaticanis Collins et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Gemelliphila Bello et al. 2024. Publication: Bello S, Mudassir SH, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and molecular markers based studies on Staphylococcaceae and Gemella species. Proposals for an emended family Staphylococcaceae and three new families (Abyssicoccaceae fam. nov., Salinicoccaceae fam. nov. and Gemellaceae fam. nov.) harboring four new genera, Lacicoccus gen. nov., Macrococcoides gen. nov., Gemelliphila gen. nov., and Phocicoccus gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:937-973.
  • ❗ Gemelliphila palaticanis 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 Gemelliphila.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Gemella palaticanis Collins et al. 1999, which has a risk group (Canada) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Gemella palaticanis Collins et al. 1999, which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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.

Parent taxon: Gemelliphila Bello et al. 2024

Assigned by: Bello S, Mudassir SH, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and molecular markers based studies on Staphylococcaceae and Gemella species. Proposals for an emended family Staphylococcaceae and three new families (Abyssicoccaceae fam. nov., Salinicoccaceae fam. nov. and Gemellaceae fam. nov.) harboring four new genera, Lacicoccus gen. nov., Macrococcoides gen. nov., Gemelliphila gen. nov., and Phocicoccus gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:937-973.

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Record number: 43726