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Genus "Candidatus Improbicoccus"
Name: "Candidatus Improbicoccus" Takahashi et al. 2023
Etymology: Im.pro.bi.coc’cus. L. masc. adj. improbus, disloyal, wicked; N.L. masc. n. coccus, a coccus; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, a berry; N.L. masc. n. Improbicoccus, a parasitic coccus
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Improbicocc-), im-pro-bi-KOK-kus
Type species: "Candidatus Improbicoccus pseudotrichonymphae" Takahashi et al. 2023
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Takahashi K, Kuwahara H, Horikawa Y, Izawa K, Kato D, Inagaki T, Yuki M, Ohkuma M, Hongoh Y. Emergence of putative energy parasites within Clostridia revealed by genome analysis of a novel endosymbiotic clade. ISME J 2023; 17:1895-1906. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)
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: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Improbicoccus devescovinae" Takahashi et al. 2023 not validly published preferred name "Candidatus Improbicoccus pseudotrichonymphae" Takahashi et al. 2023 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Oscillospiraceae Peshkoff 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Takahashi K, Kuwahara H, Horikawa Y, Izawa K, Kato D, Inagaki T, Yuki M, Ohkuma M, Hongoh Y. Emergence of putative energy parasites within Clostridia revealed by genome analysis of a novel endosymbiotic clade. ISME J 2023; 17:1895-1906. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 65938
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