Name: "Chondrococcus" Jahn 1924

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Chon.dro.coc’cus. N.L. masc. n. coccus, grain; N.L. masc. n. Chondrococcus

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Chondrococc-), k^hon-dro-KOK-kus

Type species: "Chondrococcus coralloides" (Thaxter 1892) Jahn 1924

Original publication: Jahn E. Beitrage zur botan. Protistologie. I. Die Polyangiden. Geb. Borntraeger, Leipzig, 1924.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Corallococcus Reichenbach 2007

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Corallococcus Reichenbach 2007	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Spröer et al. (1999) assigned this genus to the order Myxococcales Tchan et al. 1948 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Sproer C, Reichenbach H, Stackebrandt E. The correlation between morphological and phylogenetic classification of myxobacteria. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1255-1262.
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Corallococcus Reichenbach 2007. Publication: Reichenbach H. Genus II. Corallococcus gen. nov. (Chondrococcus Jahn 1924, 85). In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1079-1082.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Chandrococcus"; "Cholldrococcus"; "Chomlrococcus"; "Chonclrococcus"; "Chondmcoccus"; "Chondracoccus"; "Chondrncoccus"; "Chondrococcxis"; "Chondrococeus"; "Chondrocoecus"; "Chondroeoccus"; "Chonrlrococcus"; "Chrondorcoccus"; "Chrondrococcus"; "Ckondrococcus".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 2; ATCC: 1; CIP: 1; JCM: 1.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "CNCO" 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
    "Chondrococcus coralloides" (Thaxter 1892) Jahn 1924	not validly published	synonym
    "Chondrococcus macrosporus" Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1926	not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists	synonym

Parent taxon: Myxococcaceae Jahn 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.

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Record number: 2958