Name: Lacicoccus alkaliphilus (Zhang et al. 2002) Bello et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Salinicoccus alkaliphilus Zhang et al. 2002

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (indeclinable) (indeclinable); N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. alkaliphilus, liking alkaline media

Pronunciation, gender: al-ka-LI-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.2691; DSM 16010; JCM 11311; T8

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF275710 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

Correct name: Salinicoccus alkaliphilus Zhang et al. 2002

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Salinicoccus alkaliphilus Zhang et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Lacicoccus 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.
  • ❗ Lacicoccus alkaliphilus 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 Lacicoccus.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Lacicoccus 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: 43725