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Name: Planococcus antarcticus Reddy et al. 2002

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ant.arc’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. antarcticus, southern, pertaining to Antarctica

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pla-no-KOK-kus ant-ARK-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: CMS 26or; CMS 26or Type strain; DSM 14505; MTCC 3854

16S rRNA gene: AJ314745 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Reddy GS, Prakash JS, Vairamani M, Prabhakar S, Matsumoto GI, Shivaji S. Planococcus antarcticus and Planococcus psychrophilus spp. nov. isolated from cyanobacterial mat samples collected from ponds in Antarctica. Extremophiles 2002; 6:253-261. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 87. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1437-1438.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00052 (N = 12).
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 11 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Planococcus Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Reddy GS, Prakash JS, Vairamani M, Prabhakar S, Matsumoto GI, Shivaji S. Planococcus antarcticus and Planococcus psychrophilus spp. nov. isolated from cyanobacterial mat samples collected from ponds in Antarctica. Extremophiles 2002; 6:253-261. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 779655