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Name: Oceanococcus Li et al. 2014
Etymology: O.ce.a.no.coc’cus. Gr. masc. n. Ôkeanos, ocean; N.L. masc. n. coccus, a grain or berry; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain; N.L. masc. n. Oceanococcus, a coccus from the ocean
Gender: masculine (stem: Oceanococc-)
Type species: Oceanococcus atlanticus Li et al. 2014
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective 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.
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 157. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1455-1458.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
---|---|
"Maricoccus" Li et al. 2013 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
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
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
Oceanococcus atlanticus Li et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
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. [Erratum to: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 104, 1073–1081]. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:439.
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Record number: 518544