Name: Macrococcoides goetzii (Mašlaňová et al. 2018) Bello et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Macrococcus goetzii Mašlaňová et al. 2018

Etymology: goet’zi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. goetzii, of Goetz, named in honor of Prof. Dr. Friedrich Götz, a German microbiologist, for his contribution to the microbiology, physiology, and molecular biology of staphylococci and micrococci

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … GO͡ET-zi-i, neuter

Type strain: CCM 4927; DSM 103683

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16S rRNA gene: MH044690 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: Macrococcus goetzii Mašlaňová et al. 2018

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Macrococcus goetzii Mašlaňová et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Macrococcoides goetzii 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 Macrococcoides.
  • 🎓 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Macrococcoides 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: 43721