mycobacterium simiae mycobacterium simiae mycobacterium simiae is a species of mycobacterium.as per runyon's classification it is classified as a photochromogen as it produces pigments only when exposed to light. mycobacterium simiae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: mycobacteriales family: mycobacteriaceae genus: mycobacterium species: m. simiae binomial name mycobacterium simiaekarassova et al. 1965 (approved lists 1980)