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Genus "Candidatus Hennigimonas"
Name: "Candidatus Hennigimonas" Gilroy et al. 2022
Etymology: Hen.ni.gi’mo.nas. N.L. masc. n. hennigi, derived from the Latinised family name of Willi Hennig; L. fem. n. monas, unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Hennigimonas, a microbe named in honour of Willi Hennig, founder of phylogenetic systematics
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Hennigimonad-), hen-ni-GI-mo-nas
Type species: "Candidatus Hennigimonas equi" Gilroy et al. 2022
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Gilroy R, Leng J, Ravi A, Adriaenssens EM, Oren A, Baker D, La Ragione RM, Proudman C, Pallen MJ. Metagenomic investigation of the equine faecal microbiome reveals extensive taxonomic diversity. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13084. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)
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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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Hennigimonas equi" Gilroy et al. 2022 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: [Bacteroidales, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 35778
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