Genus "Faecimonas"

Name: "Faecimonas" Liu et al. 2020

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Fae.ci’mo.nas. L. fem. n. faex (gen. faecis), faeces; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Faecimonas, a monad from faeces

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Faecimonad-), fa͡e-KI-mo-nas

Type species: "Faecimonas intestinalis" Liu et al. 2020

Original publication: Liu C, Zhou N, Du MX, Sun YT, Wang K, Wang YJ, Li DH, Yu HY, Song Y, Bai BB, et al. The Mouse Gut Microbial Biobank expands the coverage of cultured bacteria. Nat Commun 2020; 11:79. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Subdivision:

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: 1

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Record number: 70924
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