Subspecies and species names using Group B adjectives, part 1

General remarks

Epithets of species or subspecies can be formed from simple or compound Latin or Neolatin adjectives [Rule 12c (1), Rule 13b]. Group B adjectives are declined according to the third declension and either end in -is (masculine), -is (feminine), -e (neuter) or in -er (masculine), -ris (feminine), -re (neuter) or are the same for all genders. One part of the species and subspecies names found in LPSN and derived in that manner are shown here, arranged according to the stem of the adjective. Compound adjectives are grouped according to the last part (the one that is modified according to the gender) as far as possible. See also the LPSN introductory page on forming names.

New combinations

In the case of a ☞ new combination these epithets must be adapted to the gender of the genus name: -is (masculine), -is (feminine) or -e (neuter).

affin- (affinis, affinis, affine)

Shewanella affinis

agil- (agilis, agilis, agile)

Achromobacter agilis — Anaerofilum agile — Arthrobacter agilis — Azomonas agilis — "Azotobacter agile" — Lactobacillus agilis — Ligilactobacillus agilis — Massilia agilis — Methylobacter agilis — Methylomicrobium agile — Micrococcus agilis — Xanthobacter agilis

agrest- (agrestis, agrestis, agreste)

Buttiauxella agrestis — Thermocrispum agreste

agricolar- (agricolaris, agricolaris, agricolare)

"Paraburkholderia agricolaris"

amical- (amicalis, amicalis, amicale)

Gordonia amicalis

aquatil- (aquatilis, aquatilis, aquatile)

Acidibrevibacterium fodinaquatile — Alcaligenes aquatilis — Algoriphagus aquatilis — Alicyclobacillus fodiniaquatilis — Allopseudarcicella aquatilis — Ampullimonas aquatilis — Aquiflexum aquatile — Aquitalea aquatilis — "Aureimonas fodinaquatilis" — "Bacillus aquatilis" — Catellibacterium aquatile — Cellulosimicrobium aquatile — Chitinilyticum aquatile — Comamonas aquatilis — Cytophaga aquatilis — Deinococcus aquatilis — Duganella aquatilis — Emticicia aquatilis — Flavobacterium aquatile — Fluviibacterium aquatile — Gemmobacter aquatilis — Herminiimonas aquatilis — Hymenobacter aquatilis — Lacibacterium aquatile — Lelliottia aquatilis — Nevskia aquatilis — "Paucibacter aquatile" — Pedobacter aquatilis — Psychromonas aquatilis — Rahnella aquatilis — Reyranella aquatilis — Roseateles aquatilis — Serratia aquatilis — Sphingomonas aquatilis — Synechocystis aquatilis — Undibacterium aquatile — Zavarzinia aquatilis

arval- (arvalis, arvalis, arvale)

Conexibacter arvalis

auricular- (auricularis, auricularis, auriculare)

Staphylococcus auricularis

austral- (australis, australis, australe)

Acidiferrimicrobium australe — "Bartonella australis" — "Burkholderia australis" — Glaesserella australis — Limnohabitans australis — "Magnetofaba australis" — "Candidatus Neoehrlichia australis" — Photorhabdus australis — Pseudomonas extremaustralis — Rickettsia australis — Streptococcus australis — Photorhabdus asymbiotica subsp. australis

balnear- (balnearis, balnearis, balneare)

Brevundimonas balnearis

boreal- (borealis, borealis, boreale)

Acidicapsa borealis — Halomonas borealis — Paenibacillus borealis — Paludisphaera borealis — Pedobacter borealis — Rosenbergiella australiborealis corrig. — Spongiibacter borealis — Zhongshania borealis

brev- (brevis, brevis, breve)

Alkalilacustris brevis — Bacillus brevis — Bacillus parabrevis — Bifidobacterium breve — Brevibacillus brevis — Brevibacillus parabrevis — Cryobacterium breve — Desertihabitans brevis — Empedobacter brevis — Flavobacterium breve — Halorientalis brevis — Janibacter brevis — Lactobacillus brevis — Lactobacillus parabrevis — Levilactobacillus brevis — Levilactobacillus parabrevis — Marinifilum breve — Millisia brevis — Natribaculum breve — Oscillatoria brevis — Oscillatoria subbrevis — Pontibacter brevis — Prevotella brevis — "Candidatus Promineofilum breve" — Sulfitobacter brevis — Thermomonas brevis — Bacteroides ruminicola subsp. brevis — Prevotella ruminicola subsp. brevis

caelest- (caelestis, caelestis, caeleste)

Streptomyces caelestis

campestr- (campestris, campestris, campestre)

"Bacillus campestris" — Brochothrix campestris — Xanthomonas campestris

central- (centralis, centralis, centrale)

Anaplasma centrale

cloacal- (cloacalis, cloacalis, cloacale)

Atopostipes suicloacalis corrig. — Metamycoplasma cloacale — Mycoplasma cloacale

columnar- (columnaris, columnaris, columnare)

Cytophaga columnaris — Flavobacterium columnare — Flexibacter columnaris

commun- (communis, communis, commune)

Alistipes communis — Alteromonas communis — Aquabacterium commune — Azoarcus communis — Bifidobacterium commune — Flavobacterium commune — Marinomonas communis — Nitrosomonas communis — Oceanospirillum commune — Pandoraea communis — "Candidatus Parabeggiatoa communis" — Paracoccus communis — "Candidatus Pelagibacter communis" corrig. — Thermodesulfobacterium commune — Vibrio communis

debil- (debilis, debilis, debile)

Caldibacillus debilis — Geobacillus debilis

difficil- (difficilis, difficilis, difficile)

Alkanibacter difficilis — "Bacillus difficilis" — Clostridioides difficile — Clostridium difficile — Methylosoma difficile — "Candidatus Planktoluna difficilis" — Polynucleobacter difficilis — Sphingomonas difficilis — Streptococcus difficile (sic) — Streptococcus difficilis corrig.

exil- (exilis, exilis, exile)

Caldisericum exile — Winogradskyella exilis

facil- (facilis, facilis, facile)

Acidiphilium facile corrig. — Acidiphilium facilis (sic) — Acidocella facilis — Acidovorax facilis — Alteromonas facilis — "Hydrogenomonas facilis" — Hyphomicrobium facile corrig. — Hyphomicrobium facilis (sic) — Pseudomonas facilis — Vogesella facilis — Hyphomicrobium facile subsp. facile corrig. — Hyphomicrobium facilis subsp. facilis (sic)

fidel- (fidelis, fidelis, fidele)

Shewanella fidelis

flexibil- (flexibilis, flexibilis, flexibile)

Pseudomonas flexibilis — Serpens flexibilis

flexil- (flexilis, flexilis, flexile)

Flexibacter flexilis — Methanobacterium flexile — Thiofilum flexile — Thiothrix flexilis

fluvial- (fluvialis, fluvialis, fluviale)

Aeromonas fluvialis — Pseudomonas fluvialis — Raineyella fluvialis — Sphingobium fluviale — Spirosoma fluviale — Vagococcus fluvialis — Vibrio fluvialis

fluviatil- (fluviatilis, fluviatilis, fluviatile)

Chromobacterium fluviatile — Flavobacterium fluviatile — Iodobacter fluviatile (sic) — Iodobacter fluviatilis corrig. — Prosthecobacter fluviatilis

fort- (fortis, fortis, forte)

Alteromonas fortis — Bacillus fortis — Brevibacillus fortis — Vibrio fortis

fragil- (fragilis, fragilis, fragile)

"Bacillus fragilis" — Bacteroides fragilis — Desulfofrigus fragile — Hassallia fragilis — Leptolyngbya fragilis — Marinifilum fragile — Phormidium fragile — Streptomyces fragilis — Streptosporangium fragile — Tolypothrix fragilis — Youngiibacter fragilis

glacial- (glacialis, glacialis, glaciale)

Arthrobacter glacialis — Brumimicrobium glaciale — Devosia glacialis — Hymenobacter glacialis — Paenibacillus glacialis — Pedobacter glacialis — Polaromonas glacialis — Polymorphobacter glacialis — Rufibacter glacialis — Sphingomonas glacialis — "Candidatus Vermiplasma glacialis"

gracil- (gracilis, gracilis, gracile)

Alteromonas gracilis — Aphanizomenon gracile — Aquaspirillum gracile — Aquimarina gracilis — Bacteroides gracilis — Campylobacter gracilis — Chromatium gracile — Curvibacter gracilis — Cyanobium gracile — Cystobacter gracilis — Desulfovibrio gracilis — Hylemonella gracilis — Marichromatium gracile — Methylocaldum gracile — Mucilaginibacter gracilis — Nitrospina gracilis — "Spirillum gracile" — Ventosimonas gracilis

grand- (grandis, grandis, grande)

Deinobacter grandis — Deinococcus grandis — Falcivibrio grandis — Saprospira grandis

hortens- (hortensis, hortensis, hortense)

Dechloromonas hortensis — Ornithinicoccus hortensis

hospital- (hospitalis, hospitalis, hospitale)

Ignicoccus hospitalis

imperial- (imperialis, imperialis, imperiale)

Brevibacterium imperiale — Microbacterium imperiale

insign- (insignis, insignis, insigne)

Azomonas insignis — "Azotobacter insigne" — Filomicrobium insigne — Polychlamydum insigne

irregular- (irregularis, irregularis, irregulare)

Asaccharospora irregularis — "Bacillus irregularis" — Clostridium irregulare corrig. — Clostridium irregularis (sic) — "Candidatus Endowatersipora irregularis" corrig. — Frankia irregularis — Haloglomus irregulare

lev- (levis, levis, leve)

Duganella levis — Streptomyces levis

litoral- (litoralis, litoralis, litorale)

Aestuariibacter litoralis — Aestuariisphingobium litorale — Aestuariivirga litoralis — Algoriphagus litoralis — Aliiglaciecola litoralis — "Aquimarina litoralis" — "Aurantimonas litoralis" — Bacillus litoralis — Bacteriovorax litoralis — Bauldia litoralis corrig. — Bernardetia litoralis — Clostridium litorale — Cobetia litoralis — Congregibacter litoralis — Cysteiniphilum litorale — Desulfovibrio litoralis — Elstera litoralis — Erythrobacter litoralis — Flexibacter litoralis — Halobacillus litoralis — Halobacteriovorax litoralis — Henriciella litoralis — Jaaginema litorale — Limnobacter litoralis — Lujinxingia litoralis — Lutibacter litoralis — Lutimaribacter litoralis — Maribacter litoralis — Marinicella litoralis — Marinitoga litoralis — Marinobacterium litorale — Marinobacter litoralis — Metabacillus litoralis — Mycobacterium litorale — Mycolicibacterium litorale — Nocardiopsis litoralis — Oceanisphaera litoralis — Oceanispirochaeta litoralis — Pelagibius litoralis — Pelagicoccus litoralis — Pelagicola litoralis — Peptoclostridium litorale — Pigmentiphaga litoralis — Pontibacillus litoralis — Ponticoccus litoralis — Porticoccus litoralis — Pseudomonas litoralis — Roseobacter litoralis — Shewanella litoralis — Snowella litoralis — Spirochaeta litoralis — Spiroplasma litorale — Streptomyces litoralis — Sulfitobacter litoralis — Thalassobius litoralis — Thermaerobacter litoralis — Thermococcus litoralis — Thiocapsa litoralis — Ulvibacter litoralis — Vibrio litoralis — Virgibacillus litoralis

mirabil- (mirabilis, mirabilis, mirabile)

Caulobacter mirabilis — Cyanophanon mirabile — Kribbella mirabilis — Lautropia mirabilis — Proteus mirabilis — Scytonema mirabile — Streptomyces mirabilis — Sulfurococcus mirabilis

mit- (mitis, mitis, mite)

Streptococcus mitis

mobil- (mobilis, mobilis, mobile)

Acetomicrobium mobile — "Achromatium mobile" — Alcanivorax mobilis — Alkalispirillum mobile — Aminobacterium mobile — Anaerobaculum mobile — Anaerosporobacter mobilis — Arthrobacter mobilis — Azospirillum largimobile corrig. — Bacillus mobilis — Beijerinckia mobilis — Carnobacterium mobile — Conglomeromonas largomobilis — Croceicoccus mobilis — Desulfurococcus mobilis — Dokdonella immobilis — Dongia mobilis — Dyella mobilis — Ectothiorhodospira mobilis — Epibacterium mobile — Frigidibacter mobilis — Glaciimonas immobilis — Gulbenkiania mobilis — Heliobacillus mobilis — Klebsiella mobilis — Leptothrix mobilis — Lysobacter mobilis — Macromonas mobilis — Marinobacter mobilis — Maritalea mobilis — Mesonia mobilis — Methanobacterium mobile corrig. — Methanobacterium mobilis (sic) — Methanomicrobium mobile — Methylococcus mobilis — Methylotenera mobilis — Mycoplasma mobile — Nitrococcus mobilis — "Nitrosococcus mobilis" — Nocardioides immobilis — "Nordella oligomobilis" — Paenibacillus mobilis — Pelagicoccus mobilis — Petrotoga mobilis — Phenylobacterium immobile — Pseudomonas paucimobilis — Psychrobacter immobilis — Pyruvatibacter mobilis — Ruegeria mobilis — Rufibacter immobilis — Sphingomonas parapaucimobilis — Sphingomonas paucimobilis — Succinispira mobilis — Sulfuriflexus mobilis — Thermodesulfobacterium mobile — Thioflavicoccus mobilis — Tistrella mobilis — Tritonibacter mobilis — Tuwongella immobilis — Zhangella mobilis — Zymomonas mobilis — Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. largomobilis — Tritonibacter mobilis subsp. mobilis — Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis

moll- (mollis, mollis, molle)

Chryseobacterium molle — Deinococcus radiomollis — Epilithonimonas mollis — Phormidesmis molle — Phormidium molle

municipal- (municipalis, municipalis, municipale)

Thermocrispum municipale

mural- (muralis, muralis, murale)

Bacillus muralis — Bordetella muralis — Citricoccus muralis — Georgenia muralis — Halomonas muralis — Jiangella muralis — Krasilnikoviella muralis — Methylophaga muralis corrig. — Microbacterium murale — Modestobacter muralis — Mycobacterium murale — Mycolicibacterium murale — Ornithinimicrobium murale — Peribacillus muralis — Prauserella muralis — Williamsia muralis

mutabil- (mutabilis, mutabilis, mutabile)

"Actinomyces mutabilis" — Nocardiopsis mutabilis — Saccharothrix mutabilis — Streptomyces mutabilis — Saccharothrix mutabilis subsp. mutabilis

nexil- (nexilis, nexilis, nexile)

Clostridium nexile — "Tyzzerella nexilis"

nival- (nivalis, nivalis, nivale)

Conyzicola nivalis — Sulfuriferula nivalis

oral- (oralis, oralis, orale)

"Actinomyces oralis" — Bacteroides oralis — Bacteroides veroralis — Desulfomicrobium orale — Kingella orale (sic) — Kingella oralis corrig. — Lachnoanaerobaculum orale — Metamycoplasma orale — Methanobrevibacter oralis — Mycoplasma columborale — Mycoplasma orale — Mycoplasmopsis columboralis — Neisseria oralis — "Paenibacillus oralis" — Pasteurella oralis — Prevotella oralis — Prevotella veroralis — Streptococcus oralis — Ureaplasma gallorale — Streptococcus oralis subsp. oralis

oriental- (orientalis, orientalis, orientale)

Acetobacter orientalis — Amorphus orientalis — Amycolatopsis orientalis — Draconibacterium orientale — Flavobacterium orientale — Francisella orientalis — Gracilibacillus orientalis — Halorubrum orientale — Maribacter orientalis — Nocardia orientalis — Pseudomonas extremorientalis — Pseudomonas orientalis — Rippkaea orientalis — Sorangium orientale — "Streptomyces orientalis" — Vibrio orientalis — Amycolatopsis orientalis subsp. orientalis — Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis

palustr- (palustris, palustris, palustre)

Azospirillum palustre — Chryseobacterium palustre — Desulfocucumis palustris — Flavobacterium palustre — Kaistella palustris — Kocuria palustris — Methanobacterium palustre — Methanosphaerula palustris — Methylocella palustris — Mycobacterium palustre — Rhizomicrobium palustre — Rhodopseudomonas palustris — Rhodopseudomonas parapalustris — Rhodopseudomonas pseudopalustris — Ruminococcus palustris — Runella palustris — Sphingomonas palustris — Trichococcus palustris — Vibrio palustris

perenn- (perennis, perennis, perenne)

Clostridium perenne

pratens- (pratensis, pratensis, pratense)

Agreia pratensis — Collimonas pratensis — Luteitalea pratensis — Methylobacillus pratensis — Skermanella pratensis — Streptomyces pratensis — Subtercola pratensis

puteal- (putealis, putealis, puteale)

Desulfovibrio putealis — Microcella putealis — Sphingobacterium puteale

regular- (regularis, regularis, regulare)

Actinoplanes regularis — "Ampullaria regularis" — Ampullariella regularis — Chamaesiphonopsis regularis — Coelomoron regulare corrig. — Coelomoron regularis — Halorientalis regularis

rud- (rudis, rudis, rude)

Acinetobacter rudis

saecular- (saecularis, saecularis, saeculare)

Bifidobacterium saeculare — Bifidobacterium pullorum subsp. saeculare

segn- (segnis, segnis, segne)

Aggregatibacter segnis — Aquamicrobium segne — Caulobacter segnis — Haemophilus segnis — Mycoplana segnis

septentrional- (septentrionalis, septentrionalis, septentrionale)

"Candidatus Cryosericum septentrionale" — Mesorhizobium septentrionale — Paenibacillus septentrionalis — "Streptomyces septentrionalis"

silvestr- (silvestris, silvestris, silvestre)

Bacillus silvestris — Lysobacter silvestris — Marmoricola silvestris — Methylocella silvestris — Nakamurella silvestris — Pontibacter silvestris — Psychromicrobium silvestre — Solibacillus silvestris — Solimicrobium silvestre — Terricaulis silvestris — Vicinamibacter silvestris

simil- (similis, similis, simile)

Arcanobacterium phocisimile — Kerstersia similis — Lactobacillus similis — Marinobacter similis — Secundilactobacillus similis — Yersinia similis — Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis

singular- (singularis, singularis, singulare)

Burkholderia singularis — Calenema singularis — Corynebacterium singulare — Glaciimonas singularis — "Candidatus Thioglobus singularis"

special- (specialis, specialis, speciale)

Streptomyces specialis

spectabil- (spectabilis, spectabilis, spectabile)

Streptomyces spectabilis

spiral- (spiralis, spiralis, spirale)

Actinomadura spiralis — Caedibacter taeniospiralis — Elytrosporangium spirale — Hydrogenophaga taeniospiralis — Katagnymene spiralis — Microtetraspora spiralis — Nonomuraea spiralis corrig. — "Pseudoalteromonas spiralis" — Pseudomonas taeniospiralis — Streptomyces capillispiralis — "Streptomyces gilvospiralis" — Streptomyces spiralis

stabil- (stabilis, stabilis, stabile)

Burkholderia stabilis

subtil- (subtilis, subtilis, subtile)

Ancylomarina subtilis — Bacillus subtilis — Bifidobacterium subtile — Planktolyngbya subtilis — "Vibrio subtilis" — Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis

tenu- (tenuis, tenuis, tenue)

"Bacteroides tenuis" — Caryophanon tenue — Eubacterium tenue — Glycomyces tenuis — Hymenobacter tenuis — Leptolyngbya tenuis — Nitrosospira tenuis — "Nitrosovibrio tenuis" — Oscillatoria tenuis — Phormidium tenue — Rhodocyclus tenuis — Rhodospirillum tenue — "Spirochaeta pertenuis" — Tolypothrix tenuis — Treponema pertenue — Trichodesmium tenue — "Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue"

terrestr- (terrestris, terrestris, terrestre)

Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris — Ancylothrix terrestris — Bacillus acidoterrestris — Burkholderia terrestris — Caballeronia terrestris — Deinococcus terrestris — Halobiforma haloterrestris — Halonotius terrestris — Halorubrum terrestre — Kineococcus terrestris corrig. — Kitasatospora terrestris — Mongoliimonas terrestris

tumoral- (tumoralis, tumoralis, tumorale)

Pseudonocardia antitumoralis corrig.

universal- (universalis, universalis, universale)

Cronobacter universalis — Methyloversatilis universalis

util- (utilis, utilis, utile)

Staphylococcus carnosus subsp. utilis

variabil- (variabilis, variabilis, variabile)

Acinetobacter variabilis — "Actinomyces variabilis" — Anabaena variabilis — Arthrobacter variabilis — Brevundimonas variabilis — Caulobacter variabilis — Cellulosimicrobium variabile — Corynebacterium variabile corrig. — Corynebacterium variabilis (sic) — Cyanogastrum variabile — Desulfosarcina variabilis — Ectothiorhodospira variabilis — Halomonas variabilis — Halovibrio variabilis — Isoptericola variabilis — Limimaricola variabilis — Loktanella variabilis — Methylobacterium variabile — Microbulbifer variabilis — Streptomyces flavovariabilis — "Streptomyces olivovariabilis" — Streptomyces variabilis — Subdoligranulum variabile — Sulfurifustis variabilis — Trichormus variabilis — Vibrio variabilis

versatil- (versatilis, versatilis, versatile)

Aquimarina versatilis — "Candidatus Koribacter versatilis" (sic) — "Candidatus Korobacter versatilis" corrig. — Methylotenera versatilis — Pectobacterium versatile — Saccharedens versatilis

virid- (viridis, viridis, viride)

Actinomadura viridis — "Actinomyces alboviridis" — "Actinomyces olivaceoviridis" — "Actinomyces olivoviridis" — "Actinomyces roseoviridis" — Amycolatopsis oliviviridis — Amycolatopsis viridis — Blastochloris sulfoviridis — Blastochloris viridis — Chitinimonas viridis — Clostridium viride — Kitasatospora viridis — Microbispora viridis — Microcystis viridis — Micromonospora fulviviridis — Micromonospora luteiviridis — Microtetraspora viridis — Oscillatoria nigroviridis — "Promicromonospora viridis" — Rhodobacter viridis — Rhodopseudomonas sulfoviridis — Rhodopseudomonas viridis — Rhodovulum viride — Saccharomonospora viridis — Stauromatonema viride — Streptomyces alboviridis — Streptomyces flavoviridis — Streptomyces griseoviridis — Streptomyces olivaceoviridis — Streptomyces olivoviridis — Streptomyces phaeoviridis — Streptomyces roseoviridis — Streptomyces viridis — "Thermoactinomyces viridis"

vital- (vitalis, vitalis, vitale)

Leptolinea tardivitalis

vulgar- (vulgaris, vulgaris, vulgare)

Balneola vulgaris — Cellvibrio vulgaris — Desulfovibrio vulgaris — Erythrobacter vulgaris — Extensimonas vulgaris — Hyphobacterium vulgare — Hyphomicrobium vulgare — Ketogulonicigenium vulgare corrig. — "Candidatus Maribeggiatoa vulgaris" — Marinobacter vulgaris — Nitrobacter vulgaris — Proteus vulgaris — Qipengyuania vulgaris — Salimesophilobacter vulgaris — Sphingobium vulgare — Streptomyces thermovulgaris — Streptosporangium pseudovulgare — Streptosporangium vulgare — Tectibacter vulgaris — Thermoactinomyces vulgaris — "Thermomonospora vulgaris" — Alistipes onderdonkii subsp. vulgaris — Desulfovibrio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris