Genus "Caldococcus"

Name: "Caldococcus" Svetlichny et al. 1987

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Cal.do.coc’cus. N.L. masc. n. Caldococcus, a coccus existing in a hot environment; from L. masc. adj. caldus, heat; Gr. masc. n. kokkos, berry

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Caldococc-), kal-do-KOK-kus

Type species: "Caldococcus litoralis" Svetlichny et al. 1987

Original publication: Svetlichny VA, Slesarev AI, Svetlichnaya TP, Zavarzin GA. Caldococcus litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov. - a new marine, extremely thermophilic sulfur-reducing archaebacterium. Mikrobiologia 1987; 56:831-838.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "CDCO" 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: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Caldococcus litoralis" Svetlichny et al. 1987	not validly published	preferred name
    "Caldococcus noboribetus" Aoshima et al. 1996	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: [Desulfurococcales, not assigned to family]

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Record number: 652