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Genus "Thiosocius"
Name: "Thiosocius" Altamia et al. 2019
Etymology: Thi.o.so’ci.us. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; L. masc. adj. socius, partner; N.L. masc. n. Thiosocius, a sulfur partner
Gender: masculine (stem: Thiosoci-)
Type species: "Thiosocius teredinicola" Altamia et al. 2019
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Altamia MA, Shipway JR, Concepcion GP, Haygood MG, Distel DL. Thiosocius teredinicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotrophic endosymbiont cultivated from the gills of the giant shipworm, Kuphus polythalamius. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:638-644. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1.
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🧍 Considered not validly published. The name of the type species is not validly published.
Publication:
Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.
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 "Thiosocius teredinicola" Altamia et al. 2019 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: [Gammaproteobacteria, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 521620
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