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Genus "Prolificoccus"
Name: "Prolificoccus" Walter et al. 2017
Etymology: Pro.li.fi.coc’cus. N.L. masc. adj. prolificus, productive, abundant, numerous; N.L. masc. n. Prolificoccus, referring to an abundant coccus
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Prolificocc-), pro-li-fi-KOK-kus
Type species: "Prolificoccus proteus" Walter et al. 2017
Original publication:
Walter JM, Coutinho FH, Dutilh BE, Swings J, Thompson FL, Thompson CC. Ecogenomics and Taxonomy of Cyanobacteria Phylum. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2132. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not 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: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Prolificoccus proteus" Walter et al. 2017 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: [Cyanophyceae, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 20771
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