Name: Nitrosococcus oceanus (Watson 1965) Watson 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Nitrosocystis oceanus" Watson 1965

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 19707; JCM 30415

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF363287 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Watson SW. Taxonomic considerations of the family Nitrobacteriaceae Buchanan. Requests for opinions. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1971; 21:254-270.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Nitrosococcus oceani corrig. (Watson 1965) Watson 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Nitrosocystis oceanus" Watson 1965	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Nitrosococcus oceani corrig. (Watson 1965) Watson 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 20 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Nitrosococcus Winogradsky 1892 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Watson SW. Taxonomic considerations of the family Nitrobacteriaceae Buchanan. Requests for opinions. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1971; 21:254-270.

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Record number: 784480