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Genus Halococcoides
Name: Halococcoides Sorokin et al. 2019
Etymology: Ha.lo.cocc.o.i’des. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt of the sea; N.L. masc. n. coccus, grain; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed; L. adj. suff. -oides, resembling, similar; N.L. neut. n. Halococcoides, coccus-shaped halophile
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Halococcoid-), ha-lo-kokk-o-I-des
Type species: Halococcoides cellulosivorans Sorokin et al. 2019
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Sorokin DY, Khijniak TV, Elcheninov AG, Toshchakov SV, Kostrikina NA, Bale NJ, Sinninghe Damste JS, Kublanov IV. Halococcoides cellulosivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic cellulose-utilizing haloarchaeon from hypersaline lakes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1327-1335. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2177-2178.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP.
Publication:
Oren A, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteria and subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae. Minutes of the joint open meeting, 26 June 2019, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3657-3661. 🇮🇱
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1; UNIQEM: 1.
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🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP.
Publication:
Oren A, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteria and subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae. Minutes of the joint open meeting, 26 June 2019, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3657-3661.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Halococcoides cellulosivorans Sorokin et al. 2019 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Haloarculaceae Gupta et al. 2016
Assigned by:
Sorokin DY, Khijniak TV, Elcheninov AG, Toshchakov SV, Kostrikina NA, Bale NJ, Sinninghe Damste JS, Kublanov IV. Halococcoides cellulosivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic cellulose-utilizing haloarchaeon from hypersaline lakes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1327-1335. 🇷🇺
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Record number: 521808
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