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Genus "Xihemonas"
Name: "Xihemonas" Li et al. 2023
Etymology: Xi.he’mo.nas. Chinese fem. n. Xihe, sun goddess in Chinese mythology; L. fem. n. monas, a monad; N.L. fem. n. Xihemonas, a microbe associated with phototrophy
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Xihemonad-), ksi-HE-mo-nas
Type species: "Xihemonas phototrophica" Li et al. 2023
Original publication:
Li L, Huang D, Hu Y, Rudling NM, Canniffe DP, Wang F, Wang Y. Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6450. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not 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: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Xihemonas phototrophica" Li et al. 2023 not validly published preferred name "Xihemonas sinensis" Li et al. 2023 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Polyangiaceae Jahn 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Li L, Huang D, Hu Y, Rudling NM, Canniffe DP, Wang F, Wang Y. Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6450. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 50735
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