Name: Corallococcus Reichenbach 2007

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Co.ral.lo.coc’cus. Gr. neut. n. korallion, coral; Gr. masc. n. kokkos, berry; N.L. masc. n. Corallococcus, coral-shaped coccus (i.e. with coral-shaped fruiting bodies)

Gender: masculine (stem: Corallococc-)

Type species: Corallococcus coralloides (Thaxter 1892) Reichenbach 2007

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective 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.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 115. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:893-897.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Chondrococcus" Jahn 1924	heterotypic synonym, not validly published

• Emendations:
  • Lang and Stackebrandt 2009 Lang E, Stackebrandt E. Emended descriptions of the genera Myxococcus and Corallococcus, typification of the species Myxococcus stipitatus and Myxococcus macrosporus and a proposal that they be represented by neotype strains. Request for an Opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2122-2128. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2649-2650.

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Myxococcus Thaxter 1892 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Thaxter R. On the Myxobacteriaceae, a new order of Schizomycetes. Botanical Gazette 1892; 17:389-406.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Chondrococcus" Jahn 1924. Publication: Jahn E. Beitrage zur botan. Protistologie. I. Die Polyangiden. Geb. Borntraeger, Leipzig, 1924.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Corallocoocus".
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06288 (N = 3).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 11; NBRC: 9; JCM: 3; CIP: 3; NCIMB: 1; ATCC: 1; KCTC: 1; CCOS: 1; NCCB: 1; GDMCC: 1.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "CACO" 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: 14
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 14
Total number of child taxa: 15

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Corallococcus aberystwythensis Livingstone et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Corallococcus caeni Tomita et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Corallococcus carmarthensis Livingstone et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Corallococcus coralloides (Thaxter 1892) Reichenbach 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Corallococcus exercitus Livingstone et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Corallococcus exiguus (ex Kofler 1913) Reichenbach 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Corallococcus interemptor Livingstone et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Corallococcus llansteffanensis Livingstone et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Corallococcus macrosporus (Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1926) Reichenbach 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Corallococcus praedator Livingstone et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Corallococcus senghenyddensis" Arakal et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name
    Corallococcus sicarius Livingstone et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Corallococcus silvisoli Zhang et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Corallococcus soli Babadi et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Corallococcus terminator Livingstone et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Myxococcaceae Jahn 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Garcia R, Muller R. Simulacricoccus ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., a microaerotolerant, non-fruiting, myxospore-forming soil myxobacterium and emended description of the family Myxococcaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3101-3110.

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