Genus Amaricoccus
Name: Amaricoccus Maszenan et al. 1997
Etymology: Gr. n. amara, trench, conduit, channel, here, a sewage duct; M.L. masc. n. coccus, coccus; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed; N.L. masc. n. Amaricoccus, spherical cells from sewage ducts
Type species: Amaricoccus kaplicensis Maszenan et al. 1997
Valid publication:
Maszenan AM, Seviour RJ, Patel BK, Rees GN, McDougall BM. Amaricoccus gen. nov., a gram-negative coccus occurring in regular packages or tetrads, isolated from activated sludge biomass, and descriptions of Amaricoccus veronensis sp. nov., Amaricoccus tamworthensis sp. nov., Amaricoccus macauensis sp. nov., and Amaricoccus kaplicensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:727-734. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Amaricoccus kaplicensis Maszenan et al. 1997 validly published correct name Amaricoccus macauensis Maszenan et al. 1997 validly published correct name Amaricoccus tamworthensis Maszenan et al. 1997 validly published correct name Amaricoccus veronensis Maszenan et al. 1997 validly published correct name
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Parent taxon: Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006
Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family I. Rhodobacteraceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 161.
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