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Genus Thiophaeococcus
Name: Thiophaeococcus Anil Kumar et al. 2008
Etymology: Thi.o.phae.o.coc’cus. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; Gr. masc. adj. phaios, dark brown; N.L. masc. n. coccus, coccus; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, a grain, berry; N.L. masc. n. Thiophaeococcus, brown sulfur(-reducing) coccus
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Thiophaeococc-), thi-o-pha͡e-o-KOK-kus
Type species: Thiophaeococcus mangrovi Anil Kumar et al. 2008
Valid publication:
Anil Kumar P, Srinivas TN, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV, Imhoff JF. Thiophaeococcus mangrovi gen. nov., sp. nov., a photosynthetic, marine gammaproteobacterium isolated from the Bhitarkanika mangrove forest of India. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2660-2664. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:205-206.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP.
Publication:
Imhoff JF, Wilmotte A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria: minutes of the meetings, 11 August 2009, Montreal, Canada. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3907-3909. 🇩🇪
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🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP.
Publication:
Imhoff JF, Wilmotte A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Phototrophic Bacteria: Minutes of the meetings, 4 August 2015, Tubingen, Germany. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5211. 🇧🇪
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; KCTC: 1; NBRC: 1; JCM: 1.
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🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP.
Publication:
Imhoff JF, Wilmotte A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria: minutes of the meetings, 11 August 2009, Montreal, Canada. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3907-3909.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Thiophaeococcus fuscus Divyasree et al. 2014 validly published under the ICNP correct name Thiophaeococcus mangrovi Anil Kumar et al. 2008 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Chromatiaceae Bavendamm 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Anil Kumar P, Srinivas TN, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV, Imhoff JF. Thiophaeococcus mangrovi gen. nov., sp. nov., a photosynthetic, marine gammaproteobacterium isolated from the Bhitarkanika mangrove forest of India. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2660-2664. 🇮🇳
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