It is possible to a use a noun as an epithet if it is a genitive [Rule 12c (3)] or a nominative in apposition [Rule 12c (2)]. The gender of such epithets does not reflect the gender of the genus name. The species and subspecies names found in LPSN and including epithets that are a nominative in apposition are listed below except for those ending in -cola. Note that some of the epithets listed below could also be interpreted as genitive nouns or even as adjective. See also the LPSN introductory page on forming names.
In the case of a ☞ new combination these epithets must not be adapted to the gender of the genus name.
Kordia algicida — Marinomonas algicida — Porphyrobacter algicida — Qipengyuania algicida — Stakelama algicida
Micropolyspora angiospora — Microtetraspora angiospora — Nonomuraea angiospora corrig. — Nonomuria angiospora
"Actinomadura echinospora" — Actinomadura echinospora — Microbispora echinospora — Micromonospora echinospora subsp. echinospora — Micromonospora echinospora — Thermomonospora echinospora
Amphibacillus fermentum — Lactobacillus fermentum — Limosilactobacillus fermentum — Pelagirhabdus fermentum
Cyanodermatium gigas — Desulfovibrio gigas — "Candidatus Epulonipiscioides gigas" corrig. — "Candidatus Epulopisciides gigas" — Megalodesulfovibrio gigas — Microcrocis gigas — Radaisia gigas
Clostridium stercorarium subsp. leptospartum — Thermobacteroides leptospartum — Thermoclostridium stercorarium subsp. leptospartum
Edwardsiella piscicida — Francisella piscicida — "Pasteurella piscicida" — Photobacterium damsela subsp. piscicida — Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida corrig. — Pseudoalteromonas piscicida — "Pseudomonas piscicida"
"Aerobacillus polymyxa" — Bacillus polymyxa — "Clostridium polymyxa" — "Ferribacter polymyxa" — Paenibacillus polymyxa
Kamptonema proteus — Obesumbacterium proteus — Oscillatoria proteus — Phormidium proteus — "Prolificoccus proteus"
Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida — Aeromonas salmonicida — Aliivibrio salmonicida — "Bacterium salmonicida" — Nocardia salmonicida subsp. salmonicida — Nocardia salmonicida — Oceanivirga salmonicida — "Streptoverticillium salmonicida" — Vibrio salmonicida
"Aquaspirillum serpens subsp. serpens" — Aquaspirillum serpens — Chryseolinea serpens — "Vibrio serpens"
Adhaeribacter terrigena — Algoriphagus terrigena — "Comamonas terrigena" — Comamonas terrigena — Deinococcus terrigena — Flavobacterium terrigena — Hymenobacter terrigena — Klebsiella terrigena — Lysobacter terrigena — Mucilaginibacter terrigena — Nocardioides terrigena — Paenibacillus terrigena — Pandoraea terrigena — Raoultella terrigena — Sphingobium terrigena — Terrabacter terrigena
"Bacillus thetaiotaomicron" — "Bacteroides fragilis subsp. thetaiotaomicron" — Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron