Genus "Vampirococcus"
Name: "Vampirococcus" Guerrero et al. 1986
Etymology: Vam.pi.ro.coc.cus. vampir, Serbian for vampire, blood-sucker; N.L. masc. n. coccus, a grain or berry; N.L. masc. n. Vampirococcus
Gender: masculine (stem: Vampirococc-)
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Guerrero R, Pedros-Alio C, Esteve I, Mas J, Chase D, Margulis L. Predatory prokaryotes: predation and primary consumption evolved in bacteria. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1986; 83:2138-2142. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Vampirococus".
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🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "VMCO" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer.
Publication:
Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Vampirococcus archaeovorus" Moreira et al. 2021 not validly published preferred name (not correct name) "Candidatus Vampirococcus lugosii" Moreira et al. 2021 not validly published preferred name (not correct name)
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Parent taxon: Chromatiaceae Bavendamm 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Guerrero R, Pedros-Alio C, Esteve I, Mas J, Chase D, Margulis L. Predatory prokaryotes: predation and primary consumption evolved in bacteria. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1986; 83:2138-2142.
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Record number: 14376
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