Name: Teichococcus cervicalis (Rihs et al. 1998) Liu and Xin 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Roseomonas cervicalis Rihs et al. 1998

Etymology: cer.vi.ca’lis. L. fem. n. cervix, neck; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, sufx denoting pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. cervicalis, pertaining to cervix, from the cervix

Pronunciation, gender: ker-wi-KA-lis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49957; CIP 104027; strain E7107; VTT E-073100

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF533353 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Liu Q, Xin YH. Sabulicella glaciei sp. nov., Isolated from Glacier, and Reclassification of Roseomonas rubea, Roseomonas ponticola and Roseomonas oleicola as Neoroseomonas rubea comb. nov., Falsiroseomonas ponticola comb. nov. and Falsiroseomonas oleicola comb. nov. Curr Microbiol 2024; 81:345.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 221. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6562.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (taxonomically suspended)

Correct name: Roseomonas cervicalis Rihs et al. 1998

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Roseomonas cervicalis Rihs et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pseudoroseomonas cervicalis (Rihs et al. 1998) Rai et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Teichococcus cervicalis 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 Teichococcus.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Roseomonas cervicalis Rihs et al. 1998, which has a risk group (Canada) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Roseomonas cervicalis Rihs et al. 1998, which has a risk group (Germany) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-02-04.
  • 😴 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 species itself. This name is taxonomically suspended (and therefore not recommended for medical use for now) until no later than 2030 in favour of Roseomonas cervicalis Rihs et al. 1998. Publication: Rihs JD, Brenner DJ, Weaver RE, Steigerwalt AG, Hollis DG, Yu VL. Roseomonas, a new genus associated with bacteremia and other human infections. J Clin Microbiol 1993; 31:3275-3283. Anonymous. Validation list no. 65. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:627.

Parent taxon: Teichococcus Kämpfer et al. 2003

Assigned by: Liu Q, Xin YH. Sabulicella glaciei sp. nov., Isolated from Glacier, and Reclassification of Roseomonas rubea, Roseomonas ponticola and Roseomonas oleicola as Neoroseomonas rubea comb. nov., Falsiroseomonas ponticola comb. nov. and Falsiroseomonas oleicola comb. nov. Curr Microbiol 2024; 81:345.

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Record number: 57247