Name: Mokoshia violaceinigra (Wang et al. 2018) Bowman 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Massilia violaceinigra Wang et al. 2018

Etymology: vi.o.la.ce.i.ni’gra. L. masc. adj. violaceus, violet; L. masc. adj. niger, black; N.L. fem. adj. violaceinigra, violet-black, refers to colony pigmentation

Pronunciation, gender: wi-o-la-ke-i-NI-gra, feminine

Type strain: B 2; CGMCC 1.6993; DSM 19531; KCTC 32446

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF267246 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bowman JP. Genome-wide and constrained ordination-based analyses of EC code data support reclassification of the species of Massilia La Scola et al. 2000 into Telluria Bowman et al. 1993, Mokoshia gen. nov. and Zemynaea gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5991.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6094.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Massilia violaceinigra Wang et al. 2018

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Massilia violaceinigra Wang et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Mokoshia violaceinigra 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 Mokoshia.
  • 🎓 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 the genus.

Parent taxon: Mokoshia Bowman 2023

Assigned by: Bowman JP. Genome-wide and constrained ordination-based analyses of EC code data support reclassification of the species of Massilia La Scola et al. 2000 into Telluria Bowman et al. 1993, Mokoshia gen. nov. and Zemynaea gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5991.

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Record number: 40188