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Genus "Magnicoccus"
Name: "Magnicoccus" Walter et al. 2017
Etymology: Ma.gni.coc’cus. L. gen. neut. n. magni, vast, extensive; N.L. masc. n. coccus, from Gr. Masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed, kernel; N.L. masc. n. Magnicoccus, referring to an abundant and broad organism
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Magnicocc-), ma-n͡gni-KOK-kus
Original publication:
Walter JM, Coutinho FH, Dutilh BE, Swings J, Thompson FL, Thompson CC. Ecogenomics and Taxonomy of Cyanobacteria Phylum. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2132. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
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🧕 Walter et al. (2017) assigned this genus to the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885.
Publication:
Walter JM, Coutinho FH, Dutilh BE, Swings J, Thompson FL, Thompson CC. Ecogenomics and Taxonomy of Cyanobacteria Phylum. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2132. 🇧🇷
- 😟 A nomenclatural type has not been designated.
- 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
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🧍 The distinct name Regnicoccus from the same publication has a similar spelling.
Publication:
Angell RC, Freund GE, Willett P. Automatic spelling correction using a trigram similarity measure. Information Processing and Management 1983; 19:255-261.
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🧕 Walter et al. (2017) assigned this genus to the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885.
Publication:
Walter JM, Coutinho FH, Dutilh BE, Swings J, Thompson FL, Thompson CC. Ecogenomics and Taxonomy of Cyanobacteria Phylum. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2132.
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 "Magnicoccus indicus" Walter et al. 2017 not validly published preferred name "Magnicoccus sudiatlanticus" Walter et al. 2017 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: [Chroococcophyceae, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 26814
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