Name: Mammaliicoccus lentus (Kloos et al. 1976) Madhaiyan et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. lentus Kloos et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: len’tus. L. masc. adj. lentus, slow, pertaining to slow growth

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29070; CCUG 15599; CIP 81.63; DSM 20352; K21; NCTC 12102; NRRL B-14758; Roguinsky K21

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D83370 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Madhaiyan M, Wirth JS, Saravanan VS. Phylogenomic analyses of the Staphylococcaceae family suggest the reclassification of five species within the genus Staphylococcus as heterotypic synonyms, the promotion of five subspecies to novel species, the taxonomic reassignment of five Staphylococcus species to Mammaliicoccus gen. nov., and the formal assignment of Nosocomiicoccus to the family Staphylococcaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5926-5936.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Staphylococcus lentus (Kloos et al. 1976) Schleifer et al. 1983

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. lentus Kloos et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Staphylococcus lentus (Kloos et al. 1976) Schleifer et al. 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Mammaliicoccus lentus 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 Mammaliicoccus.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Mammaliicoccus Madhaiyan et al. 2020

Assigned by: Madhaiyan M, Wirth JS, Saravanan VS. Phylogenomic analyses of the Staphylococcaceae family suggest the reclassification of five species within the genus Staphylococcus as heterotypic synonyms, the promotion of five subspecies to novel species, the taxonomic reassignment of five Staphylococcus species to Mammaliicoccus gen. nov., and the formal assignment of Nosocomiicoccus to the family Staphylococcaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5926-5936.

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Record number: 14763