Name: Cerasicoccus Yoon et al. 2007

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ce.ra.si.coc’cus. L. neut. n. cerasum, a cherry; Gr. masc. n. kokkos, berry; N.L. masc. n. Cerasicoccus, pale-pink colored coccus, referring to the pale-pink colour of the bacterium

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Cerasicocc-), ke-ra-si-KOK-kus

Type species: Cerasicoccus arenae Yoon et al. 2007

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon J, Matsuo Y, Matsuda S, Adachi K, Kasai H, Yokota A. Cerasicoccus arenae gen. nov., sp. nov., a carotenoid-producing marine representative of the family Puniceicoccaceae within the phylum 'Verrucomicrobia', isolated from marine sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2067-2072.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2727-2728.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Cerasicoccaceae Min et al. 2023. Publication: Min L, Wang W, Oren A, Lai Q, Huang Z. Coraliomargarita parva sp. nov., isolated from mangrove sediment and genome-based analysis of the class Opitutae revealed five novel families: Coraliomargaritaceae fam. nov., Pelagicoccaceae fam. nov., Cerasicoccaeae fam. nov., Oceanipulchritudinaceae fam. nov., and Alterococcaeae fam. nov. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1202141.
  • 🧕 Yoon et al. (2007) assigned this genus to the family Puniceicoccaceae Choo et al. 2007. Publication: Yoon J, Matsuo Y, Matsuda S, Adachi K, Kasai H, Yokota A. Cerasicoccus arenae gen. nov., sp. nov., a carotenoid-producing marine representative of the family Puniceicoccaceae within the phylum 'Verrucomicrobia', isolated from marine sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2067-2072.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: MBIC: 3; NBRC: 2; CGMCC: 1; KCTC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Cerasicoccus arenae Yoon et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Cerasicoccus fimbriatus" Qiu et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name
    "Cerasicoccus frondis" Yoon et al. 2010	not validly published	preferred name
    "Cerasicoccus maritimus" Yoon et al. 2010	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Cerasicoccaceae Min et al. 2023

Assigned by: Min L, Wang W, Oren A, Lai Q, Huang Z. Coraliomargarita parva sp. nov., isolated from mangrove sediment and genome-based analysis of the class Opitutae revealed five novel families: Coraliomargaritaceae fam. nov., Pelagicoccaceae fam. nov., Cerasicoccaeae fam. nov., Oceanipulchritudinaceae fam. nov., and Alterococcaeae fam. nov. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1202141.

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