Name: Skermania pinensis corrig. (Blackall et al. 1989) Chun et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Nocardia pinensis Blackall et al. 1989

Etymology: pi.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. pinensis, referring to pine [incorrectly formed: not a location]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sker-MA-ni-a pi-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: ACM 3063; ATCC 49497; CIP 104516; DSM 43998; DSM 99975; IFO 15059; NBRC 15059; UQM 3063

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z35435 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chun J, Blackall LL, Kang SO, Hah YC, Goodfellow M. A proposal to reclassify Nocardia pinensis Blackall et al. as Skermania piniformis gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:127-131. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:603.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Skermania piniformis (Blackall et al. 1989) Chun et al. 1997	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Nocardia pinensis Blackall et al. 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Nouioui et al. 2018 Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Skermania Chun et al. 1997. Publication: Chun J, Blackall LL, Kang SO, Hah YC, Goodfellow M. A proposal to reclassify Nocardia pinensis Blackall et al. as Skermania piniformis gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:127-131. 🇰🇷
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-07-16.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 Spelling correction conducted in Opinion 132. Publication: Arahal et al. Judicial Opinion No. 132. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6819.

Parent taxon: Skermania Chun et al. 1997

Assigned by: Chun J, Blackall LL, Kang SO, Hah YC, Goodfellow M. A proposal to reclassify Nocardia pinensis Blackall et al. as Skermania piniformis gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:127-131. 🇰🇷

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