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Genus Caenimonas
Name: Caenimonas Ryu et al. 2008
Etymology: Cae.ni’mo.nas. L. neut. n. caenum, mud, sludge; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Caenimonas, monad isolated from sludge
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Caenimonad-), ka͡e-NI-mo-nas
Type species: Caenimonas koreensis Ryu et al. 2008
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Ryu SH, Lee DS, Park M, Wang Q, Jang HH, Park W, Jeon CO. Caenimonas koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from activated sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1064-1068. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1783-1784.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Kim et al. 2012
Kim SJ, Weon HY, Kim YS, Moon JY, Seok SJ, Hong SB, Kwon SW. Caenimonas terrae sp. nov., isolated from a soil sample in Korea, and emended description of the genus Caenimonas Ryu et al. 2008. J Microbiol 2012; 50:864-868. 🇰🇷
Euzeby JP. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 17. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:8-9.
Notes:- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
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Kim et al. 2012
Kim SJ, Weon HY, Kim YS, Moon JY, Seok SJ, Hong SB, Kwon SW. Caenimonas terrae sp. nov., isolated from a soil sample in Korea, and emended description of the genus Caenimonas Ryu et al. 2008. J Microbiol 2012; 50:864-868.
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03754 (N = 7).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 4; NBRC: 2; CCTCC: 1; DSM: 1; KACC: 1; JCM: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 5
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Caenimonas aquaedulcis Le et al. 2022 validly published under the ICNP correct name Caenimonas koreensis Ryu et al. 2008 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Caenimonas sedimenti" Xu et al. 2020 not validly published preferred name Caenimonas soli Dahal et al. 2021 validly published under the ICNP correct name Caenimonas terrae Kim et al. 2013 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Comamonadaceae Willems et al. 1991
Assigned by:
Ryu SH, Lee DS, Park M, Wang Q, Jang HH, Park W, Jeon CO. Caenimonas koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from activated sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1064-1068. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 517789
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