Species Litchfieldia luteola

Name: Litchfieldia luteola (Shi et al. 2011) Li et al. 2024

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus luteolus Shi et al. 2011

Etymology: lu.te’o.la. L. fem. adj. luteola, yellowish, pale tangerine coloured

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: litk^h-FIEL-di-a lu-TE-o-la, feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AA 208068; CTCC AA 208068; DSM 22388; KCTC 13210; YIM 93174

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GQ925365 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6619.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Cytobacillus luteolus (Shi et al. 2011) Gupta et al. 2020

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cytobacillus luteolus (Shi et al. 2011) Gupta et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bacillus luteolus Shi et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Litchfieldia luteola 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 Litchfieldia.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-12-09.
  • 🙅 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Litchfieldia Gupta et al. 2020

Assigned by: Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 55471