Name: Corallococcus coralloides (Thaxter 1892) Reichenbach 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Myxococcus coralloides Thaxter 1892 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: co.ral.lo.i’des. Gr. neut. n. korallion, coral; L. adj. suff. -oides, ressembling, similar; from Gr. neut. adj. suff. -eides, resembling; from Gr. neut. n. eîdos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure; N.L. masc. adj. coralloides, coral-shaped

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-ral-lo-KOK-kus ko-ral-lo-I-des, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 25202; DSM 2259; M2

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ811588 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Reichenbach H. Genus II. Corallococcus gen. nov. (Chondrococcus Jahn 1924, 85). 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. 1079-1082. 🇩🇪

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Chondrococcus coralloides" (Thaxter 1892) Jahn 1924	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Myxococcus coralloides Thaxter 1892 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Corallococcus Reichenbach 2007. Publication: Reichenbach H. Genus II. Corallococcus gen. nov. (Chondrococcus Jahn 1924, 85). 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. 1079-1082. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 32 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Corallococcus Reichenbach 2007

Assigned by: Reichenbach H. Genus II. Corallococcus gen. nov. (Chondrococcus Jahn 1924, 85). 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. 1079-1082. 🇩🇪

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