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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Genus Micrococcoides

Name: Micrococcoides Tóth et al. 2017

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Mi.cro.cocc.o.i’des. N.L. masc. n. Micrococcus, a bacterial genus; L. adj. suff. -oides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. adj. suff. -eides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. n. eîdos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure; N.L. neut. n. Micrococcoides, resembling Micrococcus

Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Micrococcoid-), mi-kro-kokk-o-I-des

Type species: Micrococcoides hystricis Tóth et al. 2017

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Toth A, Baka E, Bata-Vidacs I, Luzics S, Kosztik J, Toth E, Keki Z, Schumann P, Tancsics A, Nagy I, et al. Micrococcoides hystricis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Micrococcaceae, phylum Actinobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2758-2765. 🇭🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

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

Parent taxon: Micrococcaceae Pribram 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Toth A, Baka E, Bata-Vidacs I, Luzics S, Kosztik J, Toth E, Keki Z, Schumann P, Tancsics A, Nagy I, et al. Micrococcoides hystricis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Micrococcaceae, phylum Actinobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2758-2765. 🇭🇺

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Record number: 519225
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