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Genus Oceanicella
Name: Oceanicella Albuquerque et al. 2012
Etymology: O.ce.a.ni.cel’la. L. masc. n. oceanus, ocean; L. fem. n. cella, chamber/cell; N.L. fem. n. Oceanicella, a cell from the ocean
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Oceanicell-), o-ke-a-ni-KEL-la
Type species: Oceanicella actignis Albuquerque et al. 2012
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Albuquerque L, Rainey FA, Nobre MF, da Costa MS. Oceanicella actignis gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic slightly thermophilic member of the Alphaproteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2012; 35:385-389. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pleomorphobacterium Yin et al. 2013 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🧕 Albuquerque et al. (2012) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Albuquerque L, Rainey FA, Nobre MF, da Costa MS. Oceanicella actignis gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic slightly thermophilic member of the Alphaproteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2012; 35:385-389.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Pleomorphobacterium Yin et al. 2013.
Publication:
Yin D, Chen L, Ao J, Ai C, Chen X. Pleomorphobacterium xiamenense gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderate thermophile isolated from a terrestrial hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1868-1873.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: LMG: 1; DSM: 1.
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🧕 Albuquerque et al. (2012) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Albuquerque L, Rainey FA, Nobre MF, da Costa MS. Oceanicella actignis gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic slightly thermophilic member of the Alphaproteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2012; 35:385-389.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Oceanicella actignis Albuquerque et al. 2012 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Paracoccaceae Liang et al. 2022
Assigned by:
Goker M. Filling the gaps: missing taxon names at the ranks of class, order and family. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5638.
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Record number: 518268
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