Genus names of Latin origin, common gender

Genus names whose last component is a Latin noun (or Latin adjective treated like a noun) obtain their gender from the gender of that noun [Rule 65 (1), Rule 65 (2)]. However, that noun may be in any gender or may be either in masculine or feminine gender. In such a situation, the gender of the genus name has to be chosen by the original authors. If this did not happen the gender can be chosen by subsequent authors. A list of genus names formed in that manner and being in the common gender or being in either the masculine or the feminine gender is provided below. Names with Latin components in other positions are not listed here. See also the LPSN introductory page on forming names.

Gender: masculine or feminine

Methylobrevis

Gender: common

MacrococcoidesRhodococcoides

Gender: masculine or feminine

ActinomarinicolaActinophytocolaAestuariicolaAgaricicola"Alexandriicola"AlgicolaAlkalilimnicola corrig."Candidatus Allolimicola" corrig.Anatilimnocola"Candidatus Aphodocola""Candidatus Apopatocola"Aquimixticola"Aranicola"BiostraticolaBoseongicolaBrotolimicola"Candidatus Bruticola""Candidatus Caccocola"CalditerricolaCanicola"Candidatus Choladocola"Cochleicola"Candidatus Colicola"Conyzicola"Candidatus Coprocola"DesulfosediminicolaDonghicolaDryocolaEchinicolaEdaphocola"Candidatus Egerieicola""Candidatus Enterocola"Ephemeroptericola"Candidatus Equicola""Candidatus Faecicola"FaucicolaFervidicola"Candidatus Fimicola"FlavimaricolaFluviicolaFodinicolaFrondicolaGaetbulicolaGallicolaGaricolaGlaciecolaGryllotalpicola"Candidatus Haematopinicola"HalostagnicolaHarenicolaHuintestinicolaHwanghaeicolaIndioceanicolaIsoptericolaLaedolimicolaLichenicola"Candidatus Limicola"LimimaricolaLitoricola"Candidatus Macropleicola"MariluticolaMarinicolaMarisediminicolaMarmoricolaMembranicola"Candidatus Merdicola"MethyloterricolaMicroterricola"Candidatus Minthocola"MuriicolaMuriicolaMusicolaMycetocolaNamhaeicolaNemacola"Candidatus Nitrosodeserticola"OceanicolaOnobrychidicola"Candidatus Onthocola"Oricola"Oryzicola"PaludicolaPelagicola"Candidatus Pelethocola"PenaeicolaPhocaeicolaPhycicola"Candidatus Physcocola""Porifericola"ProfundicolaRhizocola"Rhizosphaericola"RhodophyticolaRivicolaSalicolaSalinicola"Candidatus Scatocola""Candidatus Scybalocola"SedimenticolaSediminicolaSeohaeicolaSeonamhaeicolaSolicola"Candidatus Spyradocola"SubtercolaTabrizicolaTelmatocolaTenebrionicolaThalassocolaTibeticola"Candidatus Tumulicola"Urechidicola"Candidatus Ventricola"

Gender: masculine or feminine

AcaricomesCarideicomesMuricomesPhycocomes"Candidatus Porifericomes"

Gender: masculine or feminine

Herbiconiux

Gender: masculine or feminine

Hygrocrocis

Gender: masculine or feminine

"Coccusdissimilis"

Gender: masculine or feminine

"Candidatus Aquidulcis" corrig.

Gender: masculine or feminine

"Acuformis"[Fusiformis]

Gender: masculine or feminine

"Candidatus Nanogingivalis"

Gender: masculine or feminine

"Candidatus Villigracilis"

Gender: masculine or feminine

Merdimmobilis

Gender: common

Haloimpatiens

Gender: common

Alkanindiges

Gender: masculine or feminine

Alkalilacustris"Candidatus Halolacustris"

Gender: masculine or feminine

Flavimobilis

Gender: masculine or feminine

Halorientalis

Gender: masculine or feminine

Halosegnis

Gender: masculine or feminine

PsychroserpensSerpens

Gender: masculine or feminine

"Candidatus Acidimethylosilex"

Gender: common

Halosimplex

Gender: masculine or feminine

Marinisubtilis

Gender: masculine or feminine

"Candidatus Calditenuis""Candidatus Nitrosotenuis"

Gender: masculine or feminine

Mesoterricola

Gender: masculine or feminine

HaloterrigenaMethyloterrigena

Gender: masculine or feminine

Ramivaginalis

Gender: masculine or feminine

Methyloversatilis

Gender: masculine or feminine

"Nucleotidivindex"

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