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Genus Denitromonas
Name: Denitromonas (ex Orla-Jensen 1909) Reyes-Umana and Coates 2024
Proposed as: gen. nov., nom. rev.
Etymology: De.ni.tro’mo.nas. L. prep. de, from, of; N.L. masc. n. nitras, nitrate (gen. nitratis); N.L. pref. nitro-, pertaining to nitrate (in compound words); L. fem. n. monas, a unit; N.L. fem. n. Denitromonas, unit descending from nitrogen, which refers to the ability of all members from the genus to obtain energy through dissimilatory nitrate reduction to N 2 gas
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Denitromonad-), de-ni-TRO-mo-nas
Type species: Denitromonas iodatirespirans Reyes-Umana and Coates 2024
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Reyes-Umana VM, Coates JD. A description of the genus Denitromonas nom. rev.: Denitromonas iodatirespirans sp. nov., a novel iodate-reducing bacterium, and two novel perchlorate-reducing bacteria, Denitromonas halophila and Denitromonas ohlonensis, isolated from San Francisco Bay intertidal mudflats. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0091523. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 217. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6275.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Denitromonas" Orla-Jensen 1909.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 3; DSM: 3.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Denitromonas halophila Reyes-Umana and Coates 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name Denitromonas iodatirespirans Reyes-Umana and Coates 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name Denitromonas ohlonensis Reyes-Umana and Coates 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Zoogloeaceae Boden et al. 2017
Assigned by:
Reyes-Umana VM, Coates JD. A description of the genus Denitromonas nom. rev.: Denitromonas iodatirespirans sp. nov., a novel iodate-reducing bacterium, and two novel perchlorate-reducing bacteria, Denitromonas halophila and Denitromonas ohlonensis, isolated from San Francisco Bay intertidal mudflats. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0091523. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 49295
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