Domain Bacteria Family Halomonadaceae Rank Genus | Class Gammaproteobacteria Phylum "Proteobacteria" Order Oceanospirillales | |
Similar Halomonadaceae, Chromohalobacter, Oceanospirillales, Halomonas | ||
Etymology
The name Carnimonas derives from:
Latin noun caro carnis, flesh, meat; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; New Latin feminine gender noun Carnimonas, a monad of meat.Members of the genus Carnimonas can be referred to as carnimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).
Species
The genus contains a single species, namely C. nigrificans ( Garriga et al. 1998, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin participle adjective nigrificans, making black.)
References
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