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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Corallococcus sicarius

Name: Corallococcus sicarius Livingstone et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: si.ca’ri.us. L. masc. n. sicarius, the killer, reflecting killing of prey during predation

Pronunciation, gender: si-KA-ri-us, masculine

Type strain: CA040B; DSM 108850; NBRC 113890

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MF163332 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Livingstone PG, Ingleby O, Girdwood S, Cookson AR, Morphew RM, Whitworth DE. Predatory Organisms with Untapped Biosynthetic Potential: Descriptions of Novel Corallococcus Species C. aberystwythensis sp. nov., C. carmarthensis sp. nov., C. exercitus sp. nov., C. interemptor sp. nov., C. llansteffanensis sp. nov., C. praedator sp. nov., C. sicarius sp. nov., and C. terminator sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:0.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 193. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2960-2966.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Corallococcus Reichenbach 2007

Assigned by: Livingstone PG, Ingleby O, Girdwood S, Cookson AR, Morphew RM, Whitworth DE. Predatory Organisms with Untapped Biosynthetic Potential: Descriptions of Novel Corallococcus Species C. aberystwythensis sp. nov., C. carmarthensis sp. nov., C. exercitus sp. nov., C. interemptor sp. nov., C. llansteffanensis sp. nov., C. praedator sp. nov., C. sicarius sp. nov., and C. terminator sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:0.

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Record number: 3412
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