Name: Phycicoccus dokdonensis Yoon et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: dok.do.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. dokdonensis, of or belonging to Dokdo, Korea, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … dok-do-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 54521; DS-8; DSM 22329; JCM 19120; KCTC 19248

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF555583 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon JH, Lee SY, Kang SJ, Oh TK. Phycicoccus dokdonensis sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:597-600. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1273-1274.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pedococcus dokdonensis (Yoon et al. 2008) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pedococcus dokdonensis (Yoon et al. 2008) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Phycicoccus dokdonensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Phycicoccus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Phycicoccus Lee 2006

Assigned by: Yoon JH, Lee SY, Kang SJ, Oh TK. Phycicoccus dokdonensis sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:597-600. 🇰🇷

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