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Genus "Candidatus Ichthyocystis"
Name: "Candidatus Ichthyocystis" Seth-Smith et al. 2016
Etymology: Ich.thy.o.cys’tis. Gr. masc. n. ichthys, fish [ikhthýs]; from Gr. fem. n. kystis, bladder; N.L. fem. n. Ichthyocystis, cyst of fish
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Ichthyocyst-), ikh-thy-o-KYS-tis
Type species: "Candidatus Ichthyocystis spari" corrig. Seth-Smith et al. 2016
Effective publication:
Seth-Smith HM, Dourala N, Fehr A, Qi W, Katharios P, Ruetten M, Mateos JM, Nufer L, Weilenmann R, Ziegler U, et al. Emerging pathogens of gilthead seabream: characterisation and genomic analysis of novel intracellular beta-proteobacteria. ISME J 2016; 10:1791-1803. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A. Candidatus list no. 4. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5545.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
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Notes:
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🧍 See also Katharios et al. (2015).
Publication:
Katharios P, Seth-Smith HM, Fehr A, Mateos JM, Qi W, Richter D, Nufer L, Ruetten M, Guevara Soto M, Ziegler U, et al. Environmental marine pathogen isolation using mesocosm culture of sharpsnout seabream: striking genomic and morphological features of novel Endozoicomonas sp. Sci Rep 2015; 5:17609. 🇨🇭
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🧍 See also Katharios et al. (2015).
Publication:
Katharios P, Seth-Smith HM, Fehr A, Mateos JM, Qi W, Richter D, Nufer L, Ruetten M, Guevara Soto M, Ziegler U, et al. Environmental marine pathogen isolation using mesocosm culture of sharpsnout seabream: striking genomic and morphological features of novel Endozoicomonas sp. Sci Rep 2015; 5:17609.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Ichthyocystis hellenica" corrig. Seth-Smith et al. 2016 not validly published pro-correct name "Candidatus Ichthyocystis hellenicum" Seth-Smith et al. 2016 inaccurate spelling misspelling "Candidatus Ichthyocystis spari" corrig. Seth-Smith et al. 2016 not validly published pro-correct name "Candidatus Ichthyocystis sparus" Seth-Smith et al. 2016 inaccurate spelling misspelling
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Parent taxon: [Betaproteobacteria, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 28414
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