Albimonas | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | "Proteobacteria" |
Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
Order: | Rhodobacterales |
Family: | Rhodobacteraceae |
Genus: | Albimonas |
Type species | |
A. donghaensis |
Albimonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).
The name Albimonas derives from:
Latin adjective albus, white; Greek feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), monad, unit; New Latin feminine gender noun Albimonas, white monad.
Members of the genus Albimonas can be referred to as albimonads (viz. Trivialisation of names).
The genus contains a single species, namely A. donghaensis ( Lim et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective donghaensis, belonging to Donghae, where the organism was isolated.)