Macromonas

Macromonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).[1]

Macromonas
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
"Proteobacteria"
Class:
Betaproteobacteria
Order:
Burkholderiales
Family:
Comamonadaceae
Genus:
Macromonas
Type species
M. mobilis

Etymology

The name Macromonas derives from: : Greek adjective makros (μάκρος), large; Greek feminine gender noun monas (μονάς), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; New Latin feminine gender noun Macromonas, a large monad.[2] Members of the genus Macromonas can be referred to as macromonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species

The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely[2]

  • M. bipunctata ( (ex Gicklhorn 1920) Dubinina and Grabovich 1989, nom. rev.;: Latin adv. bis, twice; Latin feminine gender participle adjective puncta (from Latin v. pungo), pricked, punctured; Latin feminine gender suff. -ata, suffix denoting provided with; New Latin feminine gender adjective bipunctata, twice punctate.)[2]
  • M. mobilis ( (Lauterborn 1915) Utermöhl and Koppe 1924, species. (Type species of the genus).;: Latin feminine gender adjective mobilis, movable, motile.)[2]

See also

References
  1. "Classification of domains and phyla". LPSN. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. "Genus Macromonas". LPSN. Retrieved 19 February 2018.


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