Name: "Maricoccus" Li et al. 2013

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ma.ri.coc’cus. L. neut. n. mare, the sea; N.L. masc. n. coccus, a small spherical bacterium; N.L. masc. n. Maricoccus, spherical cells from marine sediment

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Maricocc-), ma-ri-KOK-kus

Type species: "Maricoccus atlantica" Li et al. 2013

Original publication: Li G, Lai Q, Liu X, Sun F, Du Y, Li G, Shao Z. Maricoccus atlantica gen. nov. sp. nov., isolated from deep sea sediment of the Atlantic Ocean. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:1073-1081. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Oceanococcus Li et al. 2014

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Oceanococcus Li et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Oceanococcus Li et al. 2014. Publication: Li G, Lai Q, Liu X, Sun F, Du Y, Li G, Shao Z. Maricoccus atlantica gen. nov. sp. nov., isolated from deep sea sediment of the Atlantic Ocean. [Erratum to: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 104, 1073–1081]. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:439. 🇨🇳
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CGMCC: 1; LMG: 1; MCCC: 1.
  • 💥 This name is a homonym of Maricoccus Poore, 1994 (zoological) [from Catalogue of Life].

Subdivision:

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: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Maricoccus atlantica" Li et al. 2013	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Ectothiorhodospiraceae Imhoff 1984

Assigned by: Li G, Lai Q, Liu X, Sun F, Du Y, Li G, Shao Z. Maricoccus atlantica gen. nov. sp. nov., isolated from deep sea sediment of the Atlantic Ocean. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:1073-1081. 🇨🇳

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