Name: "Bilophococcus" Moench 1988

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Bi.lo.pho.coc’cus. N.L. masc. n. coccus, grain; N.L. masc. n. Bilophococcus

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Bilophococc-), bi-lo-p^ho-KOK-kus

Type species: "Bilophococcus magnetotacticus" Moench 1988

Original publication: Moench TT. Bilophococcus magnetotacticus gen. nov. sp. nov., a motile, magnetic coccus. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1988; 54:483-496.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Biliphococcus".
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "BIPC" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Bilophococcus magnetotacticus" Moench 1988	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: [Alphaproteobacteria, not assigned to family]

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Record number: 521823