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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

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

Etymology: sci.u’ri. L. gen. masc. n. sciuri, of the squirrel

Gender: masculine

Type strain: amended description of the type strain SC 116; ATCC 29062; CCUG 15598; CIP 81.62; DD 4277; DSM 20345; JCM 2425; NCTC 12103; NRRL B-14777; SC 116

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ421446 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 sciuri Kloos et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. rodentium Kloos et al. 1997	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Staphylococcus sciuri Kloos et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. carnaticus Kloos et al. 1997	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Mammaliicoccus Madhaiyan et al. 2020. 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.
  • ❗ Mammaliicoccus sciuri 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 40 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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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