Genus Geminicoccus
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Geminicoccus Foesel et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Geminicoccus roseus Foesel et al. 2008.
Etymology: L. adj. geminus, twin, double; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Geminicoccus, two coccoid cells.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 123. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1993-1994.
Effective publication: FOESEL (B.U.), GÖßNER (A.S.), DRAKE (H.L.) and SCHRAMM (A.): Geminicoccus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic phototrophic Alphaproteobacterium isolated from a marine aquaculture biofilter. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2007, 30, 581-586.
Validation List no. 123 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Geminicoccus roseus Foesel et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) D2-3 = ATCC BAA-1445 = DSM 18922.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM403172.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. roseus, rose colored, pink.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 123. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1993-1994.
Effective publication: FOESEL (B.U.), GÖßNER (A.S.), DRAKE (H.L.) and SCHRAMM (A.): Geminicoccus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic phototrophic Alphaproteobacterium isolated from a marine aquaculture biofilter. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2007, 30, 581-586.
Validation List no. 123 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Geminicoccus roseus Foesel et al. 2008 emend. Proença et al. 2018.
Reference: PROENÇa, D. N., WHITMAN, W. B., VARGHESE, N., SHAPIRO, N., WOYKE, T., KYRPIDES, N. C. and MORAIS, P. V. 2018. Arboriscoccus pini gen. nov., sp. nov., an endophyte from a pine tree of the class Alphaproteobacteria, emended description of Geminicoccus roseus, and proposal of Geminicoccaceae fam. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 41, 94-100.
Original article.