Name: "Bilophococcus magnetotacticus" Moench 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mag.ne.to.tac’ti.cus. Gr. masc. n. Magnês, magnet, comb form magneto-; Gr. masc. adj. taktikos, showing orientation or movement directed by an agent or force; N.L. masc. adj. magnetotacticus, showing orientation in the presence of a magnet

Gender: masculine

Original publication: Moench TT. Bilophococcus magnetotacticus gen. nov. sp. nov., a motile, magnetic coccus. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1988; 54:483-496.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Bilophococcus" Moench 1988. Publication: Moench TT. Bilophococcus magnetotacticus gen. nov. sp. nov., a motile, magnetic coccus. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1988; 54:483-496.

Parent taxon: "Bilophococcus" Moench 1988

Assigned by: Moench TT. Bilophococcus magnetotacticus gen. nov. sp. nov., a motile, magnetic coccus. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1988; 54:483-496.

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Record number: 800925