Dechloromonas | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
Order: | Rhodocyclales |
Family: | Rhodocyclaceae |
Genus: | Dechloromonas |
Type species | |
D. agitata |
Dechloromonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).
The name Dechloromonas derives from:
Latin pref. de, from; New Latin noun chlorinum (from Greek adjective chlorōs, green), chlorine; New Latin pref. chloro-, pertaining to chlorine; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), unit, monad; New Latin feminine gender noun Dechloromonas, a dechlorinating monad.
Members of the genus Dechloromonas can be referred to as dechloromonads (viz. Trivialisation of names).
The genus contains 4 species, namely