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Genus Aplococcus
Etymology: A.plo.coc’cus. N.L. masc. n. Aplococcus
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Aplococc-), a-plo-KOK-kus
Type species: Aplococcus natans Roze 1896
Valid publication: Roze E. Sur une nouvelle Cyanophycée et tin nouveau Microcoque. J. Bot. 1896; 10:319-323.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🧕 Komarek and Golubic (1990) assigned this genus to the family Merismopediaceae Elenkin 1933. Publication: Komarek J, Golubic S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1990.
- 🧕 Komarek and Golubic (1990) assigned this genus to the subfamily "Merismopedioideae". Publication: Komarek J, Golubic S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1990.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
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 Aplococcus natans Roze 1896 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933
Assigned by:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612. 
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Record number: 17855
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