Name: Entomomonas moraniae Wang et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mo.ra’ni.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. moraniae, named after Nancy A. Moran, in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to insect-microbe symbiosis

Pronunciation, gender: mo-RA-ni-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.13498; KCTC 62495; QZS01

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16S rRNA gene: MG768960 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang J, Su Q, Zhang X, Li C, Luo S, Zhou X, Zheng H. Entomomonas moraniae gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Pseudomonadaceae isolated from Asian honey bee gut, possesses a highly reduced genome. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:165-171.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2167-2173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Entomomonas Wang et al. 2020. Publication: Wang J, Su Q, Zhang X, Li C, Luo S, Zhou X, Zheng H. Entomomonas moraniae gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Pseudomonadaceae isolated from Asian honey bee gut, possesses a highly reduced genome. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:165-171.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Entomomonas Wang et al. 2020

Assigned by: Wang J, Su Q, Zhang X, Li C, Luo S, Zhou X, Zheng H. Entomomonas moraniae gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Pseudomonadaceae isolated from Asian honey bee gut, possesses a highly reduced genome. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:165-171.

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