Species "Thaumococcus swingsii"

Name: "Thaumococcus swingsii" Walter et al. 2017

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: swing’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. swingsii, referring to Swings

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^ha͡u-mo-KOK-kus SWIN͡G-si-i, masculine

Nomenclatural type: CBFS A-122-1; MIT 9313

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF053399 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Walter JM, Coutinho FH, Dutilh BE, Swings J, Thompson FL, Thompson CC. Ecogenomics and Taxonomy of Cyanobacteria Phylum. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2132. 🇧🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Prochlorococcus marinus Chisholm et al. 2020

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Prochlorococcus marinus Chisholm et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Thaumococcus" Walter et al. 2017. Publication: Walter JM, Coutinho FH, Dutilh BE, Swings J, Thompson FL, Thompson CC. Ecogenomics and Taxonomy of Cyanobacteria Phylum. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2132. 🇧🇷
  • 🧍 Considered not validly published. Living culture given as nomenclatural type. Publication: McNeill J, Barrie FR, Buck WR, Demoulin V, Greuter W, Hawksworth DL, Herendeen PS, Knapp S, Marhold K, Prado J, et al. International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants (Melbourne Code). Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein, 2012.

Parent taxon: "Thaumococcus" Walter et al. 2017

Assigned by: Walter JM, Coutinho FH, Dutilh BE, Swings J, Thompson FL, Thompson CC. Ecogenomics and Taxonomy of Cyanobacteria Phylum. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2132. 🇧🇷

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