Name: "Caldococcus" Svetlichny et al. 1987
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: masculine (stem: Caldococc-)
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)
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
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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"Caldococcus litoralis" Svetlichny et al. 1987 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
"Caldococcus noboribetus" Aoshima et al. 1996 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Parent taxon: [Desulfurococcales, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 652