Etymology:Li.che.ni.coc’cus.L. masc. n.lichen, a lichen; N.L. masc. n.coccus, a grain, a seed; from Gr. masc. n.kokkos, grain; N.L. masc. n.Lichenicoccus, a lichen-inhabiting coccoid bacterium
Valid publication:
Pankratov TA, Grouzdev DS, Patutina EO, Kolganova TV, Berestovskaya JJ, Ashikhmin AA. Lichenicoccus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., the first bacteriochlorophyll a-containing, psychrophilic and acidophilic Acetobacteraceae bacteriobiont of lichen Cladonia species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4591-4601. 🇷🇺
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5602-5608.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name
Notes:
🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Lichennicoccus".
🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 1; VKM: 1.
Subdivision:
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