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Genus "Alginomonas"
Name: "Alginomonas" Thjotta and Kass 1945
Etymology: Al.gi.no’mo.nas. L. fem. n. monas, unit; N.L. fem. n. Alginomonas
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Alginomonad-), al-gi-NO-mo-nas
Original publication: Thjotta T, Kass E. A study of alginic acid destroying bacteria. Avh. Nor. Vidensk. Akad. Oslo Mat. Naturvidensk. Ki. 1945; 5:1-20.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Algthomonas".
- 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
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🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "AIMN" 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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 5
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Alginomonas alginica" (Waksman et al. 1934) Kass et al. 1945 not validly published preferred name "Alginomonas alginovora" (Waksman et al. 1934) Kass et al. 1945 not validly published preferred name "Alginomonas fucicola" (Waksman et al. 1934) Kass et al. 1945 not validly published preferred name "Alginomonas nonfermentans" Kass et al. 1945 not validly published preferred name "Alginomonas terrestralginica" (Waksman et al. 1934) Kass et al. 1945 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Pseudomonadaceae Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Thjotta T, Kass E. A study of alginic acid-destroying bacteria. Avh. Nor. Videnak. Akad. Oslo Mat. Nuturvidensk. Kl. 1945; 5:1-20.
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Record number: 7096
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