Name: Neptunicoccus Zhang et al. 2018
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Nep.tu.ni.coc’cus. L. masc. n. Neptunus, god of the sea; N.L. masc. n. coccus, coccus; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed; N.L. masc. n. Neptunicoccus, a coccus from the sea
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Neptunicocc-), nep-tu-ni-KOK-kus
Type species: Neptunicoccus sediminis Zhang et al. 2018
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Zhang YJ, Liu XF, Kuang BZ, Zhang XY, Zhou MY, Chen S. Neptunicoccus sediminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Rhodobacteraceae isolated from the Yellow Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1702-1706. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2413-2415.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Neptunicoccus cionae (Wang et al. 2017) Huang et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Neptunicoccus sediminis Zhang et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Paracoccaceae Liang et al. 2022
Assigned by:
Huang Z, Li M, Oren A, Lai Q. Genome-based analysis of the family Paracoccaceae and description of Ostreiculturibacter nitratireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from an oyster farm on a tidal flat. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1376777. 🇨🇳
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