Macromonas

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Macromonas

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (--->) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Macromonas Utermöhl and Koppe 1924, genus.
Type species: ¤ Macromonas mobilis (Lauterborn 1915) Utermöhl and Koppe 1924 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. adj. makros, large; Gr. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Macromonas, a large monad.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [UTERMÖHL (H.) and KOPPE (F.): Genus Macromonas. In: KOPPE F.: Die Schlammflora der ostholsteinischen Seen und des Bodensees. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie, 1924, 14, 619-672.]

Macromonas bipunctata (ex Gicklhorn 1920) Dubinina and Grabovich 1989, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DSM 12705 = JCM 21374 = VKM 1366.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB077037.
Synonyms: "Pseudomonas bipunctata" Gicklhorn 1920, "Macromonas bipunctata" (Gicklhorn 1920) Utermöhl and Koppe in Koppe 1924.
Etymology: L. adv. bis, twice; L. fem. part. adj. puncta (from L. v. pungo), pricked, punctured; L. fem. suff. -ata, suffix denoting provided with; N.L. fem. adj. bipunctata, twice punctate.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 495-497. [DUBININA (G.A.) and GRABOVICH (M.Y.): Isolation, cultivation and characteristics of Macromonas bipunctata. Mikrobiologiya, 1984, 53, 748-755.]
Validation List N° 31 in IJSEM Online

Note: In Validation List 31, "Mikrobiologiya, 1984, 53, 748-755." is erroneously cited as "Mikrobiologiya, 1989, 53, 748-755.".
Reference: TOUZEL (J.-P.): Personal communication (May 06, 2009).

Macromonas mobilis (Lauterborn 1915) Utermöhl and Koppe 1924, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonym: "Achromatium mobile" Lauterborn 1915.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. mobilis, movable, motile.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 LAUTERBORN (R.): Die sapropelische Lebewelt. Ein Beispiel zur Biologie des Faulschlammes natürlicher Gewässer. Verhandlungen des Naturhistorisch-Medizinischen Vereins zu Heidelberg, 1915, 13, 395-481. 2 UTERMÖHL (H.) and KOPPE (F.): Genus Macromonas. In: KOPPE F.: Die Schlammflora der ostholsteinischen Seen und des Bodensees. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie, 1924, 14, 619-672.]