Name: Rhodococcoides corynebacterioides (Serrano et al. 1972) Val-Calvo and Vázquez-Boland 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Nocardia corynebacterioides Serrano et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: co.ry.ne.bac.te.ri.o.i’des. N.L. neut. n. Corynebacterium, bacterial genus name; L. adj. suff. -oides, similar to; N.L. neut. adj. corynebacterioides, similar to Corynebacterium

Pronunciation, gender: … ko-ry-ne-bak-te-ri-o-I-des, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 14898; CCUG 37877; CECT 420; CIP 104510; DSM 20151; IFO 14404; JCM 3376; JCM 3391; NBRC 14404; NCIB 9433; NCIMB 9433; NRRL B-24037

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF430066 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Val-Calvo J, Vazquez-Boland JA. Mycobacteriales taxonomy using network analysis-aided, context-uniform phylogenomic approach for non-subjective genus demarcation. mBio 2023; 14:e0220723. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 216. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6229.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Rhodococcus corynebacterioides (Serrano et al. 1972) Yassin and Schaal 2005

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Nocardia corynebacterioides Serrano et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhodococcus corynebacterioides (Serrano et al. 1972) Yassin and Schaal 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Rhodococcoides corynebacterioides 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 Rhodococcoides.
  • 🎓 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Rhodococcoides Val-Calvo and Vázquez-Boland 2024

Assigned by: Val-Calvo J, Vazquez-Boland JA. Mycobacteriales taxonomy using network analysis-aided, context-uniform phylogenomic approach for non-subjective genus demarcation. mBio 2023; 14:e0220723. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 46667