Name: Citricoccus Altenburger et al. 2002

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Cit.ri.coc’cus L. n. citrus, lemon, citron tree or citrus, an African tree; M.L. masc. n. coccus, a sphere; N.L. masc. n. Citricoccus, lemon-yellow-pigmented coccus

Type species: Citricoccus muralis Altenburger et al. 2002

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

Valid publication: Altenburger P, Kampfer P, Schumann P, Steiner R, Lubitz W, Busse HJ. Citricoccus muralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a medieval wall painting. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2095-2100.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Emendations:
  • Nielsen et al. 2011 Nielsen MB, Kjeldsen KU, Ingvorsen K. Description of Citricoccus nitrophenolicus sp. nov., a para-nitrophenol degrading actinobacterium isolated from a wastewater treatment plant and emended description of the genus Citricoccus Altenburger et al. 2002. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2011; 99:489-499. Euzeby JP. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 15. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:7.
    Notes:
    • Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 5
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 5

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Citricoccus alkalitolerans Li et al. 2005	validly published	correct name
    Citricoccus muralis Altenburger et al. 2002	validly published	correct name
    Citricoccus nitrophenolicus Nielsen et al. 2012	validly published	correct name
    Citricoccus parietis Schäfer et al. 2010	validly published	correct name
    Citricoccus zhacaiensis Meng et al. 2010	validly published	correct name

Parent taxon: Micrococcaceae Pribram 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Zhi XY, Li WJ, Stackebrandt E. An update of the structure and 16S rRNA gene sequence-based definition of higher ranks of the class Actinobacteria, with the proposal of two new suborders and four new families and emended descriptions of the existing higher taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:589-608.

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