Name: "Candidatus Minisyncoccus" Kuroda et al. 2024

Category: Genus

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: Mi.ni.syn.coc’cus. L. comp. masc./fem. adj. minor, smaller, inferior; Gr. prep. syn, together; N.L. masc. n. coccus, coccus; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed; N.L. masc. n. Minisyncoccus, small coccus which lives together with another species

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Minisyncocc-), mi-ni-syn-KOK-kus

Type species: "Candidatus Minisyncoccus archaeiphilus" Kuroda et al. 2024

Original publication: Kuroda K, Nakajima M, Nakai R, Hirakata Y, Kagemasa S, Kubota K, Noguchi TQP, Yamamoto K, Satoh H, Nobu MK, et al. Microscopic and metatranscriptomic analyses revealed unique cross-domain parasitism between phylum Candidatus Patescibacteria/candidate phyla radiation and methanogenic archaea in anaerobic ecosystems. mBio 2024; 15:e0310223. 🇯🇵

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no pro-standing)

Correct name: Minisyncoccus Nakajima et al. 2025

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Minisyncoccus Nakajima et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Candidatus Minisyncoccaceae" Kuroda et al. 2024. Publication: Kuroda K, Nakajima M, Nakai R, Hirakata Y, Kagemasa S, Kubota K, Noguchi TQP, Yamamoto K, Satoh H, Nobu MK, et al. Microscopic and metatranscriptomic analyses revealed unique cross-domain parasitism between phylum Candidatus Patescibacteria/candidate phyla radiation and methanogenic archaea in anaerobic ecosystems. mBio 2024; 15:e0310223. 🇯🇵
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1.
  • 🧍 The distinct name Microsyncoccus 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.

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
    "Candidatus Minisyncoccus archaeiphilus" Kuroda et al. 2024	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Minisyncoccaceae Nakajima et al. 2025

Assigned by: LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted. It may or may not mention this taxon name. — Nakajima M, Nakai R, Hirakata Y, Kubota K, Satoh H, Nobu MK, Narihiro T, Kuroda K. Minisyncoccus archaeiphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic, obligate parasitic bacterium and proposal of Minisyncoccaceae fam. nov., Minisyncoccales ord. nov., Minisyncoccia class. nov. and Minisyncoccota phyl. nov. formerly referred to as Candidatus Patescibacteria or candidate phyla radiation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6668. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 58079