Species Lolliginicoccus levis

Name: Lolliginicoccus levis Miyanishi et al. 2023

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: le’vis. L. masc. adj. levis, light

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lol-li-gi-ni-KOK-kus LE-wis, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 49749; NBRC 114883; Y7R2

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Valid publication: Miyanishi M, Hamada M, Taniguchi T, Enomoto N, Oota T, Teramoto M. Lolliginicoccus levis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from the brain of the Chiroteuthis picteti squid, and reclassification of two Hoyosella species as Lolliginicoccus suaedae comb. nov. and Lolliginicoccus lacisalsi comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5788. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5937.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Hoyosella levis (Miyanishi et al. 2023) Val-Calvo et al. 2025

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Hoyosella levis (Miyanishi et al. 2023) Val-Calvo et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Lolliginicoccus levis 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 Lolliginicoccus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Lolliginicoccus Miyanishi et al. 2023

Assigned by: Miyanishi M, Hamada M, Taniguchi T, Enomoto N, Oota T, Teramoto M. Lolliginicoccus levis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from the brain of the Chiroteuthis picteti squid, and reclassification of two Hoyosella species as Lolliginicoccus suaedae comb. nov. and Lolliginicoccus lacisalsi comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5788. 🇯🇵

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