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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Nocardia pinensis Blackall et al. 1989

Etymology: pi.ni.for.mis. L. fem. n. pinus, a pine, pine-tree; L. adj. suff. -formis -is -e, -like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. fem. adj. piniformis, pine-like, pertaining to the pine-like appearance of young microcolonies

Gender: 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)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    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.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 9 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🙆 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.
  • 🧍 Change of epithet violates Rule 51b (2). — 🧍 In violation of Rule 34a, the specific epithet (pinensis) is changed in the absence of the same epithet used for a different species in the genus Skermania Chun et al. 1997. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.
  • 🧍 This name was subject to a Request for an Opinion. Publication: Li MS. On the nomenclatural status of the prokaryotic name Skermania piniformis (Blackall et al. 1989) Chun et al. 1997. Request for an Opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6659.

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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