''Oceanococcus'' is a
Gram-negative genus of bacteria from the family of
Ectothiorhodospiraceae
The Ectothiorhodospiraceae are a family of purple sulfur bacteria, distinguished by producing sulfur globules outside of their cells.George M. Garrity: ''Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology''. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume ...
with one known species (''
Oceanococcus atlanticus'').
''Oceanococcus atlanticus'' has been isolated from deep sea sediments from the Atlantic Ocean.[
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Chromatiales
Bacteria genera
Monotypic bacteria genera
Taxa described in 2014
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