Subspecies and species names using a nominative
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 .
New combinations
In the case of a ☞ new combination these epithets must not be adapted to the gender of the genus name.
abra
abronema
acidiscabies
acinulus
aconitum
acula
acus
adiutor
aegagropila
aeriglobus
aerosaccus
aesta
aestuarium
aestus
agama
aidoneus
akari
alces
alga
algicida
algicolus
alkaphilia
alpha
altilux
alvus
amara
amina
anisococca
anulus
apoptosis
apousia
apudmare
apulia
arabia
arachis
arbuscula
aridiramus
armatura
armeniaca
armeniacum
armeniacus
arvum
aseana
atlanta
atomus
audaxviator
aurantiibacter
aurantiipilula
aureofasciculus
auridolium
auripigmentum
aurum
azacoluta
azooxidifex
baculum
batrachosperma
bengal
bicoccus
bivalvicida
bivalvium
boletus
boreopolis
botrys
botulus
bovista
bracchium
brachynema
brandeum
brevicatena
brevicellum
brevispora
brevitalea
brevivirga
bryophyllum
bula
cacticida
caecigallum
cambria
canalis
cannabis
capillus
capra
capreola
capreolus
capsica
caruaru
catalina
cataracta
catemaco
catena
catenaforma
catenula
catenulum
cattleya
caviscabies
cellulitis
cellulosa
cellulosum
chaoviator
chimaera
chlamydocystis
chlamys
chlororaphis
chlorospira
chroococcum
chroococcus
chrysothrix
chthonoplastes
cibus
cirricatena
clava
coeruleoprunus
colocasium
columnella
comes
conservatrix
consortia
consortium
conviva
coquimbo
coralicida
corallus
corium
cortex
corticibacter
corticibacterium
crassamentum
cricetus
crinale
crinifex
crista
cryptococca
cryptofilum
cryptolimnobacter
cryptolimnococcus
crystallopoietes
cucullus
cucumis
cumulus
curtothallum
cuspis
cyanosphaera
cymbastela
cyperus
dalmatica
damsela
dasynema
daucus
defensor
dendra
dermochroa
destructor
diplococcus
diplosiphon
distrophila
dokdonella
doliolum
drilosiphon
dumus
endoatracta
endobia
endochloris
endophyllum
endophytum
entophytum
epibryon
epibryos
epidendron
epifaneia
epilithus
epiphaneia
epiphyllum
erythromyxa
erythropolis
eta
eversor
exul
fabula
factor
fagopyrum
fasciculus
fermentum
ferrianus
ferriglobula
ferrinatatus
filamentus
filum
fima
firmicutimachus
fissicatena
flagellum
flavibacter
flocculus
forbon
fossor
frater
frigidarium
frigus
fructosum
fructus
funiculus
gallicida
garba
gastrococcus
gentiana
gephyra
gigam
gigas
globicatena
globulus
gloucester
gorgona
granularum
granulum
guishaninsula
halioticida
haloabium
hayleyella
heanogloios
helix
hemichroa
herbarius
herbicida
heterospina
histaminum
holochroa
homoiochlamys
hongdechloris
hospita
huangiella
humifusum
hypophthalmichthys
iac
ichthiosmia
ichthyoblabe
ictyolabe
imperator
incus
indicatrix
indicium
indipagum
indolifex
infans
interbryum
interemptor
interforma
iodinum
ionodolium
ipomoea
isothrix
janus
jasicida
kadabra
kalligrammos
kefirgranum
kestron
kona
kryptomonas
lacticifex
lactofermentum
lacuna
latizona
lemurum
lens
lentimorbus
leptonema
leptosiphon
leptospartum
leucolamina
ligustrum
lilium
linckia
linum
lituum
lituus
lomoniglobus
longicatena
longicauda
longipapilla
longipes
longurius
lophotelos
macrocephala
macrococca
macrococcus
macronema
magma
magnakinetifex
magnicolonia
majalis
makrocysta
maltophilia
manchester
mangle
mangrovibacter
manila
marenigrum
margarita
marinarchaeum
marinquilinus
masoucida
massilia
masyuteum
mays
medusa
megaterium
meiocystis
melanocyclus
mephinesia
metallicongregator
metallicus
metallum
methylarcula
micogutta
micrococca
microcosmus
microcystis
microfusus
microgranula
microlepis
microsphaera
microspira
minneapolis
minutisporangium
minutisporangius
monile
morphoplasticum
morum
mpila
mucimassa
mucor
multocida
myosotis
myosurus
mysidocida
nana
natronum
necator
nemathece
nematocida
nematodicida
nemausus
neoaurum
nereis
nereus
netropsis
nigripulchritudo
niveibacter
nomas
nostoc
nostocopsis
novicida
novifilia
nucamentum
obeum
obscuriglobus
oceanibius
oceanitis
oceanosedimentum
oceanus
octavius
odoratimimus
oenos
offa
okavango
oligothrix
orbiculus
ordosia
oromo
ostiolum
ostreicida
otitis
ovospora
palatum
palea
paleaurantiibacter
pallium
panacea
paracuniculus
parallelepipedon
parvicella
parvicellula
parvituba
pastinator
paulistana
pectenicida
penaeicida
peniocystis
petra
phaeobacterium
phenoliruptrix
phoenix
pila
pirum
piscicida
piscisicarius
pistacia
pisum
pituita
platyhelix
plecoglossicida
pluchea
pluma
pneumosintes
polychroa
polychroma
polyclados
polymyxa
polythrix
porcinasus
praedator
prasiola
primitia
profundicolus
profundinema
protea
proteiniborus
proteus
protocystis
protospira
pseudocatenula
pseudomougeotia
pseudooscillatoria
pseudoproteus
pseudorexia
pseudospirulina
psittacicida
pulvinus
puniceicyclus
pusila
putridiconchylium
pyornia
pyxis
quadriga
racemus
radicibacter
radiobacter
radiovictrix
radiussolis
ramulus
ramus
rana
rasia
rattus
rectibacter
recticatena
rectivirgula
regina
reptotaenium
retecalamus
retiformator
rhamnosum
rhaphis
rhodobaktron
rhodochlamys
rhodonema
rhodos
rivus
rosa
roseacus
rubradiris
rubus
ruginosibacter
saccharogumia
sacrum
salicanalis
saliodium
salisaro
salivibrio
salivictor
salivirga
salmonicida
salsugo
sanguis
sanzinia
satelles
saxinquilinus
scabella
scabies
schoinia
schtitka
scotoductus
scottia
semenvitis
semolina
sennetsu
sericum
seriolicida
serpens
serra
sertula
sicarius
siderocapsa
siderochlamys
sideroderma
siderosphaera
silva
sina
sinus
sobrinus
solea
somnilux
somnus
sparus
spelaeobios
sphaerocarpa
sphaerocephala
sphaerocephalum
sphaerula
spinosporotrichia
spiritus
spirochaetisodalis
spirulina
sporium
spumigena
stagnisolia
stella
stenospora
stereophysalis
stragulum
stratus
sucinum
tabeoviscus
tamarix
tapete
tartarophylax
taurus
tenericaulis
tergarcus
terminator
terrigena
tessellarius
testis
tetras
thalassa
thaumastospora
thetaiotaomicron
thiocaminus
tomato
torques
torquesreginae
torquis
trichodes
trichosporium
trifolium
trucidator
turgidiscabies
ulula
umbella
undina
uniflagellum
vaccinium
vastator
vastatrix
veles
vermis
verticillus
vibrio
vibrioforma
victor
victoria
vinea
virgarosea
vitarumen
vitilus
vitulus
vortex
vulcanus
worcester
yuhuli