Name: "Micrococcus prodigiosus" Cohn 1872

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.di.gi.o’sus. L. masc. adj. prodigiosus, freakish

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-KOK-kus pro-di-gi-O-sus, masculine

Original publication: Cohn F. Untersuchungen über Bakterien. In: Cohn F (eds), Beiträge zur Biologie der Pflanzen 1 (Heft 2), 1872, Max Müller, Breslau, 1875, p. 127-224.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Micrococcus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Cohn F. Untersuchungen über Bakterien. In: Cohn F (eds), Beiträge zur Biologie der Pflanzen 1 (Heft 2), 1872, Max Müller, Breslau, 1875, p. 127-224.

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Record number: 15610

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