Name: Motilimonas Ling et al. 2017

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Mo.ti.li’mo.nas. N.L. masc./fem. adj. motilis, motile; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Motilimonas, motile monad

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Motilimonad-), mo-ti-LI-mo-nas

Type species: Motilimonas eburnea Ling et al. 2017

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ling SK, Guo LY, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Motilimonas eburnea gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:306-310. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1099-1101.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Emendations:
  • Wang et al. 2019 Wang FQ, Ren LH, Lin YW, Sun GH, Du ZJ, Zhao JX, Liu XJ, Liu LJ. Motilimonas pumila sp. nov., isolated from the gut of sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:811-815. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1529-1530.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: MCCC: 3; KCCM: 2; NBRC: 2; KCTC: 2; DSM: 1.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Motilimonas cestriensis Kelbrick et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Motilimonas eburnea Ling et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Motilimonas pumila Wang et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Motilimonas thetidivivens Yoon and Oh 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Motilimonas thetidivivens" Yoon and Oh 2025	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: [Alteromonadales, not assigned to family]

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