Name: Pyxidicoccus corrig. Reichenbach 2007

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Py.xi.di.coc’cus. Gr. fem. n. pyxis (gen. pyxidos), box, case, container; Gr. masc. n. kokkos, berry; N.L. masc. n. Pyxidicoccus, boxed coccus

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Pyxidicocc-), py-ksi-di-KOK-kus

Type species: Pyxidicoccus fallax corrig. Reichenbach 2007

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Reichenbach H. Genus III. Pyxicoccus gen. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1083-1084.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 115. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:893-897.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pyxicoccus Reichenbach 2007	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Pyxicoccus Reichenbach 2007. Publication: Reichenbach H. Genus III. Pyxicoccus gen. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1083-1084.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NCCB: 4; JCM: 2; ATCC: 2; NRRL: 2; DSM: 1; NBRC: 1; GDMCC: 1; CIP: 1.
  • 🧍 The original name, Pyxicoccus (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 115. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:893-897.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 6

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Pyxidicoccus caerfyrddinensis" Chambers et al. 2020	not validly published	preferred name
    Pyxidicoccus fallax corrig. Reichenbach 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pyxidicoccus parkwayensis corrig. Ahearne et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pyxidicoccus parkwaysis Ahearne et al. 2025	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Pyxidicoccus trucidator Chambers et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pyxidicoccus xibeiensis Wang et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Myxococcaceae Jahn 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Reichenbach H. Genus III. Pyxicoccus gen. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1083-1084.

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