Name: Kineococcus Yokota et al. 1993
Etymology: Gr. n. kinesis, motion; M.L. masc. n. coccus, coccus; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, a grain, seed; N.L. masc. n. Kineococcus, a motile coccus
Type species: Kineococcus aurantiacus Yokota et al. 1993
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Yokota A, Tamura T, Nishii T, Hasegawa T. Kineococcus aurantiacus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new aerobic, gram-positive, motile coccus with meso-diaminopimelic acid and arabinogalactan in the cell wall. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:52-57.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:399.
Nomenclatural status: validly published
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 12
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 13
Total number of child taxa: 19
Parent taxon: Kineosporiaceae Zhi et al. 2009
Assigned by:
Zhi XY, Li WJ, Stackebrandt E. An update of the structure and 16S rRNA gene sequence-based definition of higher ranks of the class Actinobacteria, with the proposal of two new suborders and four new families and emended descriptions of the existing higher taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:589-608.
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Record number: 515883