Name: "Cephaloticoccus" Lin et al. 2016
Etymology: Ce.pha.lo.ti.coc.cus. N.L. masc. n. Cephalotes, an ant genus; N.L. masc. n. coccus, coccus; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed; N.L. masc. n. Cephaloticoccus, a coccus from the Cephalotes ant
Gender: masculine (stem: Cephaloticocc-)
Type species: "Cephaloticoccus primus" Lin et al. 2016
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Original publication: Lin JY, Russell JA, Sanders JG, Wertz JT. Cephaloticoccus gen. nov., a new genus of 'Verrucomicrobia' containing two novel species isolated from Cephalotes ant guts. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3034-3040.
IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4306-4309.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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"Cephaloticoccus capnophilus" Lin et al. 2016 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
"Cephaloticoccus primus" Lin et al. 2016 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Parent taxon: Opitutaceae Choo et al. 2007
Assigned by: Lin JY, Russell JA, Sanders JG, Wertz JT. Cephaloticoccus gen. nov., a new genus of 'Verrucomicrobia' containing two novel species isolated from Cephalotes ant guts. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3034-3040.
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Record number: 518987