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Genus Algicoccus
Name: Algicoccus Ying et al. 2019
Etymology: Al.gi.coc’cus. L. fem. n. alga, seaweed; N.L. masc. n. coccus, a coccus; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain or berry; N.L. masc. n. Algicoccus, coccus isolated from seaweed
Gender: masculine (stem: Algicocc-)
Type species: Algicoccus marinus Ying et al. 2019
Effective publication:
Ying JJ, Zhang SL, Huang CY, Xu L, Zhao Z, Wu M, Sun C. Algicoccus marinus gen. nov. sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from the surface of brown seaweed Laminaria japonica. Arch Microbiol 2019; 201:943-950. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 190. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3313-3314.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Orrella Carlier et al. 2019
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Orrella Carlier et al. 2019 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Sheuella Hahn et al. 2022 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Orrella Carlier et al. 2019.
Publication:
Sheu SY, Chen LC, Yang CC, Carlier A, Chen WM. Orrella amnicola sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater river, reclassification of Algicoccus marinus as Orrella marina comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Orrella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6381-6389.
- ❗ Algicoccus is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: MCCC: 1; KCTC: 1.
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Orrella Carlier et al. 2019.
Publication:
Sheu SY, Chen LC, Yang CC, Carlier A, Chen WM. Orrella amnicola sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater river, reclassification of Algicoccus marinus as Orrella marina comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Orrella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6381-6389.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Algicoccus marinus Ying et al. 2019 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Alcaligenaceae De Ley et al. 1986
Assigned by:
Ying JJ, Zhang SL, Huang CY, Xu L, Zhao Z, Wu M, Sun C. Algicoccus marinus gen. nov. sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from the surface of brown seaweed Laminaria japonica. Arch Microbiol 2019; 201:943-950.
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Record number: 4888
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