Abstract
An amended description of Micrococcus varians Migula 1900 is given on the basis of a study of 20 strains. CCM 884 (= ATCC 15306 = NCTC 7564) is designated as the neotype strain of M. varians. Staphylococcus lactis Shaw et al. 1951 is a later objective synonym and Microccus pulcher Müller 1961 is a later subjective synonym of M. varians Migula 1900.