Name: "Nitrosocystis oceanus" Watson 1965

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ce.a.nus. L. masc. n. oceanus, ocean

Gender: feminine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 19707; JCM 30415

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16S rRNA gene: AF363287 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Watson SW. Characteristics of a marine nitrifying bacterium, Nitrosocystis oceanus sp. n. Limnology and Oceanography 1965; 10:R274-R289.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Nitrosococcus oceani corrig. (Watson 1965) Watson 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Nitrosococcus oceanus (Watson 1965) Watson 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 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". — 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.
  • 🧍 This name was subject to a Request for an Opinion. A specific reaction to this Request for an Opinion was not found. Publication: Watson SW. Taxonomic considerations of the family Nitrobacteriaceae Buchanan. Requests for opinions. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1971; 21:254-270.

Parent taxon: [Nitrosocystis]

Assigned by: Watson SW. Characteristics of a marine nitrifying bacterium, Nitrosocystis oceanus sp. n. Limnology and Oceanography 1965; 10:R274-R289.

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Record number: 4341