Name: Thalassococcus Lee et al. 2007
Etymology: Tha.las.so.coc’cus. Gr. fem. n. thalassa, the ocean; N.L. masc. n. coccus, grain; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, berry, coccus; N.L. masc. n. Thalassococcus, coccus from the ocean
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Thalassococc-), tha-las-so-KOK-kus
Type species: Thalassococcus halodurans Lee et al. 2007
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Lee OO, Tsoi MM, Li X, Wong PK, Qian PY. Thalassococcus halodurans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel halotolerant member of the Roseobacter clade isolated from the marine sponge Halichondria panicea at Friday Harbor, USA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1919-1924. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2451-2452.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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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: 4
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Thalassococcus arenae Weerawongwiwat et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Thalassococcus halodurans Lee et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Thalassococcus lentus Park et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Thalassococcus profundi Yu et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Roseobacteraceae Liang et al. 2021
Assigned by:
Liang KYH, Orata FD, Boucher YF, Case RJ. Roseobacters in a Sea of Poly- and Paraphyly: Whole Genome-Based Taxonomy of the Family Rhodobacteraceae and the Proposal for the Split of the "Roseobacter Clade" Into a Novel Family, Roseobacteraceae fam. nov. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:683109. 🇨🇦
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