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Genus "Bilophococcus"
Name: "Bilophococcus" Moench 1988
Etymology: Bi.lo.pho.coc.cus. N.L. masc. n. coccus, grain; N.L. masc. n. Bilophococcus
Gender: masculine (stem: Bilophococc-)
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)
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Biliphococcus".
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🧍 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.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Bilophococcus magnetotacticus" Moench 1988 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: [Alphaproteobacteria, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 521823
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