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Genus "Candidatus Paraimprobicoccus"
Name: "Candidatus Paraimprobicoccus" Takahashi et al. 2023
Etymology: Pa.ra.im.pro.bi.coc’cus. Gr. prep. para, alike, alongside of; N.L. masc. n. Improbicoccus, taxonomic name of a bacterial genus; N.L. masc. n. Paraimprobicoccus, taxonomic name of a bacterial Improbicoccus-like genus
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Paraimprobicocc-), pa-ra-im-pro-bi-KOK-kus
Type species: "Candidatus Paraimprobicoccus trichonymphae" Takahashi et al. 2023
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Takahashi K, Kuwahara H, Horikawa Y, Izawa K, Kato D, Inagaki T, Yuki M, Ohkuma M, Hongoh Y. Emergence of putative energy parasites within Clostridia revealed by genome analysis of a novel endosymbiotic clade. ISME J 2023; 17:1895-1906. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Parimprobicoccus".
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Paraimprobicoccus trichonymphae" Takahashi et al. 2023 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Oscillospiraceae Peshkoff 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Takahashi K, Kuwahara H, Horikawa Y, Izawa K, Kato D, Inagaki T, Yuki M, Ohkuma M, Hongoh Y. Emergence of putative energy parasites within Clostridia revealed by genome analysis of a novel endosymbiotic clade. ISME J 2023; 17:1895-1906. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 65939
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