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Genus "Candidatus Phycosocius"
Name: "Candidatus Phycosocius" Tanabe et al. 2015
Etymology: Phy.co.so’ci.us. Gr. neut. n. phŷkos, seaweed; L. masc. adj. socius, companion; N.L. masc. n. Phycosocius, companion of seaweed
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Phycosoci-), phy-ko-SO-ki-us
Type species: "Candidatus Phycosocius bacilliformis" Tanabe et al. 2015
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Tanabe Y, Okazaki Y, Yoshida M, Matsuura H, Kai A, Shiratori T, Ishida K, Nakano S, Watanabe MM. A novel alphaproteobacterial ectosymbiont promotes the growth of the hydrocarbon-rich green alga Botryococcus braunii. Sci Rep 2015; 5:10467. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
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: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Phycosocius bacilliformis" Tanabe et al. 2015 not validly published pro-correct name "Candidatus Phycosocius spiralis" Tanabe et al. 2023 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: [Alphaproteobacteria, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 21811
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