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Genus Carbonicoccus
Name: Carbonicoccus Yan et al. 2026
Etymology: Car.bo.ni.coc’cus. L. masc. n. carbo, coal; N.L. masc. n. coccus, a coccus; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain; N.L. masc. n. Carbonicoccus, a coccus isolated from a coal environment
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Carbonicocc-), kar-bo-ni-KOK-kus
Type species: Carbonicoccus zhangzhihongae Yan et al. 2026
Valid publication:
Yan T, Yang C, Kang Z, Pu J, Weng Z, Zhang M, Liu T, Gao F, Zhao L, Xie J, et al. Carbonicoccus gen. nov., Carbonicoccus zhangzhihongae sp. nov. and Carbonicoccus niuqiaonis sp. nov., novel taxa assignable to the family Propionibacteriaceae and derived from the coal mine dust samples in Shanxi Province of China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7070. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Carbonicoccus niuqiaonis Yan et al. 2026 validly published under the ICNP correct name Carbonicoccus zhangzhihongae Yan et al. 2026 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Propionibacteriaceae Delwiche 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Yan T, Yang C, Kang Z, Pu J, Weng Z, Zhang M, Liu T, Gao F, Zhao L, Xie J, et al. Carbonicoccus gen. nov., Carbonicoccus zhangzhihongae sp. nov. and Carbonicoccus niuqiaonis sp. nov., novel taxa assignable to the family Propionibacteriaceae and derived from the coal mine dust samples in Shanxi Province of China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7070. 🇨🇳
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