Name: "Candidatus Kopriimonas" Quinn et al. 2012
Category, proposed as: genus, Candidatus
Etymology: Ko.pri.i’mo.nas. L. fem. n. monas, unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Kopriimonas, a monad from KOPRI, acronym for Korea Polar Research Institute
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Kopriimonad-), ko-pri-I-mo-nas
Type species: "Candidatus Kopriimonas aquariorum" corrig. Quinn et al. 2012
Effective publication:
Quinn RA, Metzler A, Tlusty M, Smolowitz RM, Leberg P, Chistoserdov AY. Lesion bacterial communities in American lobsters with diet-induced shell disease. Dis Aquat Organ 2012; 98:221-233. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
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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: 4
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Candidatus Kopriimonas aquarianus" Quinn et al. 2012 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| "Candidatus Kopriimonas aquariorum" corrig. Quinn et al. 2012 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Kopriimonas byunsanensis" Quinn et al. 2012 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Candidatus Kopriimonas piscilacus" corrig. Quinn et al. 2012 | not validly published | synonym |
Parent taxon: Roseobacteraceae Liang et al. 2021
Assigned by:
Freese HM, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Sarda Carbasse J, Afolayan AO, Goker M. TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity. Nucleic Acids Res 2026; 54:D884-D891. 🇩🇪
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