Name: Butyricicoccus Eeckhaut et al. 2008
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Bu.ty.ri.ci.coc’cus. N.L. neut. n. acidum butyricum, butyric acid; N.L. masc. n. coccus, a coccus; N.L. masc. n. Butyricicoccus, coccoid-shaped bacterium that produces butyrate
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Butyricicocc-), bu-ty-ri-ki-KOK-kus
Type species: Butyricicoccus pullicaecorum Eeckhaut et al. 2008
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Eeckhaut V, Van Immerseel F, Teirlynck E, Pasmans F, Fievez V, Snauwaert C, Haesebrouck F, Ducatelle R, Louis P, Vandamme P. Butyricicoccus pullicaecorum gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, butyrate-producing bacterium isolated from the caecal content of a broiler chicken. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2799-2802. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:452-453.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 8
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Candidatus Butyricicoccus avicola" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Butyricicoccus avistercoris" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Butyricicoccus desmolans (Morris et al. 1986) Takada et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Butyricicoccus faecihominis Takada et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Butyricicoccus intestinisimiae Li et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Butyricicoccus porcorum Trachsel et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Butyricicoccus pullicaecorum Eeckhaut et al. 2008 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Candidatus Butyricicoccus stercorigallinarum" Gilroy et al. 2021 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
Parent taxon: Oscillospiraceae Peshkoff 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Tindall BJ. The names Hungateiclostridium Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium thermocellum (Viljoen et al. 1926) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium cellulolyticum (Patel et al. 1980) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium aldrichii (Yang et al. 1990) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium alkalicellulosi (Zhilina et al. 2006) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium clariflavum (Shiratori et al. 2009) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium straminisolvens (Kato et al. 2004) Zhang et al. 2018 and Hungateiclostridium saccincola (Koeck et al. 2016) Zhang et al. 2018 contravene Rule 51b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes and require replacement names in the genus Acetivibrio Patel et al. 1980. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3927-3932. 🇩🇪
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