Name: Palaeococcus Takai et al. 2000
Etymology: Pa.lae.o.coc.cus. Gr. masc. adj. palaios, ancient; N.L. masc. n. coccus, coccus; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed; N.L. masc. n. Palaeococcus, ancient spherical cell, denoting the ancient lineage of this organism
Gender: masculine (stem: Palaeococc-)
Type species: Palaeococcus ferrophilus Takai et al. 2000
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication: Takai K, Sugai A, Itoh T, Horikoshi K. Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:489-500.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:951-953.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Palaeococcus ferrophilus Takai et al. 2000 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Palaeococcus helgesonii Amend et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Palaeococcus pacificus Zeng et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Thermococcaceae Zillig 1988
Assigned by: Jolivet E, L'Haridon S, Corre E, Forterre P, Prieur D. Thermococcus gammatolerans sp. nov., a hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent that resists ionizing radiation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:847-851.
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