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Genus Acidomonas
Name: Acidomonas Urakami et al. 1989
Etymology: A.ci.do.mo.nas. L. masc. adj. acidus, sour, acid; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Acidomonas, acidophilic monad
Gender: feminine (stem: Acidomonad-)
Type species: Acidomonas methanolica (Uhlig et al. 1986) Urakami et al. 1989
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Urakami T, Tamaoka J, Suzuki KI, Komagata K. Acidomonas gen. nov., incorporating Acetobacter methanolicus as Acidomonas methanolica comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:50-55. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Yamashita et al. 2004
Yamashita S, Uchimura T, Komagata K. Emendation of the genus Acidomonas Urakami, Tamaoka, Suzuki and Komagata 1989. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:865-870.
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1427-1428.
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Yamashita et al. 2004
Yamashita S, Uchimura T, Komagata K. Emendation of the genus Acidomonas Urakami, Tamaoka, Suzuki and Komagata 1989. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:865-870.
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Notes:
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Acetobacter Beijerinck 1898 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Uhlig H, Karbaum K, Steudel A. Acetobacter methanolicus sp. nov., an acidophilic facultatively methylotrophic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:317-322.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Aczdomonas".
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.13692 (N = 4).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1; ATCC: 1; NRIC: 1; CCUG: 1; DSM: 1; NCCB: 1; VKM: 1; CIP: 1.
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🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "ADMN" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer.
Publication:
Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Acetobacter Beijerinck 1898 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Uhlig H, Karbaum K, Steudel A. Acetobacter methanolicus sp. nov., an acidophilic facultatively methylotrophic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:317-322.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Acidomonas methanolica (Uhlig et al. 1986) Urakami et al. 1989 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Acetobacteraceae (ex Henrici 1939) Gillis and De Ley 1980
Assigned by:
Yamashita S, Uchimura T, Komagata K. Emendation of the genus Acidomonas Urakami, Tamaoka, Suzuki and Komagata 1989. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:865-870.
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Record number: 515018
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