Name: Granulosicoccus Lee et al. 2008

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Gra.nu.lo.si.coc’cus. N.L. masc. adj. granulosus, granular; N.L. masc. n. coccus, coccus; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed; N.L. masc. n. Granulosicoccus, a granular coccus

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Granulosicocc-), gra-nu-lo-si-KOK-kus

Type species: Granulosicoccus antarcticus Lee et al. 2008

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lee K, Lee HK, Choi TH, Kim KM, Cho JC. Granulosicoccaceae fam. nov., to include Granulosicoccus antarcticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-phototrophic, obligately aerobic chemoheterotroph in the order Chromatiales, isolated from Antarctic seawater. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 17:1483-1490.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 119. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1-2.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Emendations:
  • Baek et al. 2014 Baek K, Choi A, Kang I, Im M, Cho JC. Granulosicoccus marinus sp. nov., isolated from Antarctic seawater, and emended description of the genus Granulosicoccus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:4103-4108. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:739-740.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
  • Park et al. 2014 Park S, Jung YT, Won SM, Park JM, Yoon JH. Granulosicoccus undariae sp. nov., a member of the family Granulosicoccaceae isolated from a brown algae reservoir and emended description of the genus Granulosicoccus. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:845-852. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 21. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:7-10.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Granulosicoccaceae Lee et al. 2008. Publication: Lee K, Lee HK, Choi TH, Kim KM, Cho JC. Granulosicoccaceae fam. nov., to include Granulosicoccus antarcticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-phototrophic, obligately aerobic chemoheterotroph in the order Chromatiales, isolated from Antarctic seawater. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 17:1483-1490.
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order Granulosicoccales Chuvochina et al. 2024. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
  • 🧕 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the order Granulosicoccales Chuvochina et al. 2024. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NBRC: 3; DSM: 2; KCTC: 1; CIP: 1; KCCM: 1; KMM: 1; KACC: 1.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Granulosicoccus antarcticus Lee et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Granulosicoccus coccoides Kurilenko et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Granulosicoccus marinus Baek et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Granulosicoccus undariae Park et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Granulosicoccaceae Lee et al. 2008

Assigned by: Lee K, Lee HK, Choi TH, Kim KM, Cho JC. Granulosicoccaceae fam. nov., to include Granulosicoccus antarcticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-phototrophic, obligately aerobic chemoheterotroph in the order Chromatiales, isolated from Antarctic seawater. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 17:1483-1490.

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