Name: Couchioplanes Tamura et al. 1994
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Cou.chi.o’pla.nes. N.L. masc. n. Couchius, a personal name, referring to J.N. Couch (1896-1986), a mycologist who contributed to the taxonomy of the family Actinoplanaceae; Gr. masc. n. planês, a wanderer; N.L. masc. n. Couchioplanes, a wanderer organism of the family Actinoplanaceae named after J.N. Couch
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Couchioplanet-), kou-khi-O-pla-nes
Type species: Couchioplanes caeruleus (Horan and Brodsky 1986) Tamura et al. 1994
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Tamura T, Nakagaito Y, Nishii T, Hasegawa T, Stackebrandt E, Yokota A. A new genus of the order Actinomycetales, Couchioplanes gen. nov., with descriptions of Couchioplanes caeruleus (Horan and Brodsky 1986) comb. nov. and Couchioplanes caeruleus subsp. azureus subsp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:193-203. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:596.
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
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Couchioplanes azureus (Tamura et al. 1994) Kaewkla et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Couchioplanes caeruleus (Horan and Brodsky 1986) Tamura et al. 1994 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Micromonosporaceae Krassilnikov 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Koch C, Kroppenstedt RM, Rainey FA, Stackebrandt E. 16S ribosomal DNA analysis of the genera Micromonospora, Actinoplanes, Catellatospora, Catenuloplanes, Couchioplanes, Dactylosporangium, and Pilimelia and emendation of the family Micromonosporaceae. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:765-768. 🇩🇪
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