Macromonas
Macromonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).[1]
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| Genus: | Macromonas |
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| 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]
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See also
References
- "Classification of domains and phyla". LPSN. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- "Genus Macromonas". LPSN. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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