Name: Blastococcus Ahrens and Moll 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: Blas.to.coc.cus. Gr. masc. n. blastos, bud, shoot; N.L. masc. n. coccus, coccus; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed; N.L. masc. n. Blastococcus, budding coccus
Gender: masculine (stem: Blastococc-)
Type species: Blastococcus aggregatus Ahrens and Moll 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication: Ahrens R, Moll G. [A new budding bacterium from the Baltic Sea]. Arch Mikrobiol 1970; 70:243-265.
IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 15
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 16
Total number of child taxa: 17
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Blastococcus aggregatus Ahrens and Moll 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Blastococcus atacamensis Castro et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Blastococcus aurantiacus Montero-Calasanz et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Blastococcus capsensis Hezbri et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Blastococcus carthaginiensis Kammoun et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Blastococcus colisei Hezbri et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Blastococcus deserti Yang et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Blastococcus endophyticus Zhu et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Blastococcus fimeti Montero-Calasanz et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Blastococcus haudaquaticus Montero-Calasanz et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Blastococcus jejuensis Lee 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Blastococcus litoris Lee et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Candidatus Blastococcus massiliensis" Pfleiderer et al. 2013 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Blastococcus mobilis Montero-Calasanz et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Blastococcus saxobsidens Urzì et al. 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Blastococcus tunisiensis Louati et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Blastococcus xanthinilyticus Hezbri et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Geodermatophilaceae Normand 2006
Assigned by: Normand P. Geodermatophilaceae fam. nov., a formal description. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2277-2278.
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Record number: 515245