Genus names of Latin origin, feminine gender

General remarks

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)]. A list of genus names formed in that manner and being in 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.

acida

alba

Natrialba

arbor

Cyanoarbor

arcula

Haloarcula — Halomicroarcula — Methylarcula — Parvularcula

baca

Jeotgalibaca — Pelagibaca — Perlucidibaca — Pontibaca — Rhodobaca — Roseibaca — Sinobaca — Thiobaca

bacca

bacula

Desulfobacula — "Roseibacula"

balneatrix

Balneatrix

bifida

"Actinobifida" — Thermobifida

branca

byssus

"Byssus"

capsa

Acidicapsa — Aphanocapsa — Asterocapsa — Desulfocapsa — Gloeocapsa — Lithocapsa — Methylocapsa — Paracapsa — Planktocyanocapsa — Pleurocapsa — Podocapsa — Pseudocapsa — "Siderocapsa" — "Sinocapsa" — Stilocapsa — Thiocapsa — Thiohalocapsa

castanea

Desulfocastanea

catella

Blastocatella — Doliocatella — Globicatella — Granulicatella — Proteocatella

catena

Ardenticatena — Cyanocatena — Faecalicatena — Halocatena — Longicatena

catenula

Cyanocatenula

cauda

Marinicauda — Muricauda

cella

Acidocella — Aestuariicella — Alkalicella — Aminicella corrig. — Anaerocella — Aquicella — Arcicella — Arenicella — Aurantiacicella — Balneicella — Bryocella — Caminicella — Carboxydocella — Cavicella — Chimaereicella — "Candidatus Chryseopegocella" corrig. — Citreicella — Crassaminicella — Deserticella — Desulfocella — Fervidicella — Flavicella — Fonticella — Granulicella — "Halanaerocella" — Halocella — Mangrovicella — Marinicella — Methanocella — Methylocella — Microcella — Natronocella — Neptunicella — Nostocella — Oceanicella — [Organicella] — Petrocella — Poseidonocella — Propionicicella — Psittacicella — Roseicella — Rubricella — Serpentinicella — Sphingosinicella — Sulfuricella — "Candidatus Tepidiaquacella" — Tepidicella — Thalassocella — Vadicella

chorda

Limnochorda

cista

Altericista — Rhodocista

-clastica (clastica)

Hydrocarboniclastica

clava

Propioniciclava — Thioclava

columna

Anaerocolumna

cultrix

"Candidatus Nucleicultrix"

curva

curvata

Fodinicurvata

faba

Desulfofaba — "Magnetofaba" — Thiofaba

falx

Desulfofalx

fera

Lucifera

ferula

Desulfatiferula — Haloferula — Methyloferula — "Oceaniferula" — Spongiiferula — Sulfuriferula

figura

Caulifigura

forma

Crateriforma — Halobiforma — Natronobiforma — Tepidiforma

gemmata

Gemmata — Thermogemmata

glaeba

Desulfoglaeba

glans

Desulfatiglans

gutta

Thermogutta

hasta

Halohasta

humida

Humida

humus

Oryzihumus

lacinia

Methanolacinia

lamina

Halolamina

lancea

Nitrolancea

linea

Aggregatilinea — "Candidatus Amarolinea" — Ammassolinea — Anaerolinea — Bellilinea — Caldilinea — Chryseolinea — "Desulfolinea" — Flexilinea — Leptolinea — Levilinea — Litorilinea — Longilinea — Methanolinea — Nodosilinea — Ornatilinea — Pelolinea — Potamolinea — "Candidatus Roseilinea" — Thermomarinilinea — Thiolinea — "Candidatus Viridilinea"

luna

"Candidatus Aquiluna" — Aquiluna — Desulfoluna — "Candidatus Flaviluna" — "Candidatus Limnoluna" — "Candidatus Planktoluna" — Rhodoluna

lytica

Agarilytica

margarita

Coraliomargarita — Cyanomargarita — Gloeomargarita — Thiomargarita

marina

"Candidatus Actinomarina" — "Algorimarina" — Ancylomarina — Aquimarina — Botrimarina — "Croceimarina" — Flavimarina — Fulvimarina — Halomarina — Idiomarina — "Candidatus Planktomarina" — Planktomarina — Xanthomarina

maritima

"Candidatus Nitromaritima" — Roseimaritima

monas

"Acetomonas" — Acidimangrovimonas — Aciditerrimonas — Acidomonas — Aeromonas — Aestuariimonas — Agromonas — Aidingimonas — Albimonas — Algimonas — "Alginomonas" — Alienimonas — Alkalimonas — Allomonas — Alpinimonas — Alteromonas — Aminomonas — Amnimonas — "Amorphomonas" — Ampullimonas — "Ancyromonas" — Antarcticimonas — Aquimonas — Aquisalimonas — Aquisediminimonas — Arenimonas — Arhodomonas — Armatimonas — Ascidiimonas — Aspromonas — Atopomonas — Aurantimonas — Aurantisolimonas — Aureimonas — Azohydromonas — Azomonas — "Azotomonas" — Balneimonas corrig. — Barrientosiimonas — "Binariimonas" — Blastomonas — Brachymonas — Bradymonas — "Candidatus Branchiomonas" — Brevundimonas — Butyricimonas — "Caedimonas" — Caenimonas — Caldimonas — Calorimonas — Camelimonas — Candidimonas — Capsulimonas — Carnimonas — Catalinimonas — "Candidatus Catenimonas" — Celerinatantimonas — Cellulomonas — [Cellulosimonas] — Chitinimonas — "Chloropseudomonas" — Chryseomonas — Chthonomonas — Citreimonas — "Candidatus Cloacamonas" — "Candidatus Cloacimonas" corrig. — Cocleimonas — Collimonas — "Comamonas" — "Comamonas" — Comamonas — Compostimonas — Conglomeromonas — Corallomonas — [Dechlorimonas] — Dechloromonas — Defluviimonas — Dehalogenimonas — "Denitratimonas" — "Denitrificimonas" — "Denitromonas" — Desertimonas — Desulfomonas — Desulfosalsimonas — Desulfuromonas — Diaminobutyricimonas — "Candidatus Dichloromethanomonas" — Dysgonomonas — Echinimonas — Eilatimonas — Endozoicomonas — Entomomonas — Epilithonimonas — Erythromonas — Extensimonas — Faecalimonas — Falcatimonas — Fermentimonas — Ferrimonas — Filimonas — Fimbriimonas — Flagellimonas — Flavimonas — Fluviimonas — Fontimonas — [Formimonas] — Formosimonas — "Frigoriflavimonas" — Fulvimonas — "Fusimonas" — Gallaecimonas — "Gayadomonas" — Gemmatimonas — "Geomonas" — Geomonas — Glaciimonas — Gracilimonas — Halomonas — Heliimonas — "Candidatus Heliomonas" — Herminiimonas — Homoserinimonas — Hydrogenimonas — "Hydrogenomonas" — Hydromonas — Hyphomonas — "Ilyomonas" — Intestinimonas — Iodidimonas — Kistimonas — "Candidatus Kopriimonas" — Kordiimonas — Lacimonas — Lacisediminimonas — Larsenimonas — Lebetimonas — "Lentimonas" — Limimonas — Litorimonas — Longimonas — Lunatimonas — Luteimonas — Lutimonas — Lysinimonas — "Candidatus Macondimonas" — Macromonas — Maioricimonas — Malonomonas — Mangrovimonas — Marimonas — Marinomonas — "Marinosulfonomonas" — Maritimimonas — Marixanthomonas — Megamonas — Merdimonas — "Methanomonas" — Methylohalomonas — Methylomonas — "Methylosulfonomonas" — Micromonas — "Candidatus Microsaccharimonas" corrig. — Miniimonas — Mongoliimonas — Motilimonas — Murimonas — Natronomonas — [Necromonas] — Neptunomonas — Nitrosomonas — Oblitimonas — "Oblitimonas" — Oceanimonas corrig. — Oceanomonas — Oleiagrimonas — "Oleomonas" — [Ophidomonas] — Oryzomonas — Pacificimonas corrig. — Panacagrimonas — [Paracaedimonas] — Parvimonas — Paucimonas — Pelagimonas — Pelomonas — "Perlabentimonas" — "Persicimonas" — Petrimonas — "Phaeomarinomonas" — [Phytomonas] — Pirellulimonas — Planctomonas — Pleomorphomonas — Plesiomonas corrig. — Polaromonas — Pontimonas — Porphyromonas — Posidoniimonas — "Profundimonas" — Propionicimonas — Protomonas — Pseudomonas — Psychromonas — Pusillimonas — Pyrinomonas — Rhizomonas — Roseomonas — "Rubidimonas" — Rubrimonas — Rugamonas — "Candidatus Saccharimonas" — "Saccharomonas" — Salaquimonas — Salinarimonas — Salinimonas — Salsuginimonas — Sandaracinomonas — Sansalvadorimonas — Sediminimonas — Selenomonas — Sellimonas — Serpentinimonas — "Candidatus Serpentinomonas" — Silanimonas — Silicimonas — Silvimonas — Singularimonas — Sinomonas — Solimonas — Sphingomonas — Spongiimonas — Stagnimonas — Stenotrophomonas — Succinatimonas — Succinimonas — "Candidatus Sulfotelmatomonas" — Sulfurimonas — "Candidatus Sulfuritelmatomonas" corrig. — Syntrophomonas — Tepidimonas — Terrimonas — Thalassomonas — Thermanaeromonas — Thermaurantimonas — Thermodesulfitimonas — Thermogymnomonas — Thermomonas — Thermosulfurimonas — Thiobacimonas — Thiohalomonas — Thiomonas — "Thiosulfatimonas" — Tolumonas — Tranquillimonas — "Trichloromonas" — Tropicimonas — Tunicatimonas — Turicimonas — Ventosimonas — Vibrionimonas — Vitreimonas — Wohlfahrtiimonas — Xanthomonas — Xylanimonas — Youngimonas — "Zeimonas" — Zymomonas

musa

Anaeromusa — Anaerosporomusa — Desulfomusa — "Desulfosporomusa" — Desulfuromusa — Methylomusa — Sporomusa

mycolata

Amycolata

nix

Herbinix

nutrix

Lacinutrix

odora

Chalarodora

oscilla

Microscilla — Vitreoscilla

-phaga (phaga)

Anaerophaga — "Byssophaga" — Cellulophaga — Chitinophaga — Cytophaga — Holophaga — Hydrocarboniphaga — Hydrogenophaga — Mariniphaga — Methylophaga — Peptidiphaga — Pigmentiphaga — Tardiphaga

-phila (phila)

Bilophila — Chlamydophila — "Candidatus Lumbricidiphila" corrig. — "Candidatus Lumbricidophila" — "Candidatus Planktophila" — Thalpophila

-phora (phora)

Cyanophora — Trichophora

pila

Acidipila — Aminipila — Desulfopila — Fastidiosipila — Methylopila — Rhodopila

pirus

plana

[Chloroplana] — Mycoplana

pluma

Aquipluma

pruina

Micropruina

pulchritudo

Oceanipulchritudo

regula

Desulforegula — Methanoregula

restis

"Candidatus Aquirestis" — Heliorestis — Spirirestis

rosa

"Gemmatirosa"

rufa

Aquirufa

saeta

Methanosaeta — Salisaeta — Vulcanisaeta

sarcina

"Acidisarcina" — Cyanosarcina — Foliisarcina — Halosarcina — Methanosarcina — Methylosarcina — Myxosarcina — [Planosarcina] — Sarcina — "Zymosarcina"

sphaerula

Methanosphaerula — Planosphaerula

spica

Actinospica

spina

Halospina — Nitrospina

spongia

"Candidatus Nitrosospongia"

stella

Halostella — "Ristella" — Stella

stilla

Rosistilla — Thermostilla

taenia

talea

Actinotalea — "Albitalea" — Algitalea — Alkalitalea — Anaerotalea — "Anditalea" — Aquaticitalea — Aquitalea — Arenitalea — Arsenicitalea — Aureitalea — Brevitalea — Chryseotalea — Citreitalea — "Coraliitalea" — Crenotalea — Croceitalea — Defluviitalea — Desulfatitalea — Desulfotalea — Faecalitalea — Flavitalea — Fulvitalea — Galbitalea — Geotalea — Halotalea — Humitalea — Hydrotalea — Lachnotalea — Luteitalea — Mangrovitalea — "Marinitalea" — Marisediminitalea — Maritalea — Mobilitalea — Mongoliitalea — Natronotalea — Neptunitalea — Nitritalea — "Candidatus Nitrosotalea" — Niveitalea — Oceanitalea — Pacificitalea — "Pelagitalea" — Persicitalea — Planktotalea — Robiginitalea — Roseitalea — Rubritalea — Sandarakinotalea — Sedimentitalea — Solitalea — "Spongitalea" — Sporotalea — Sulfuritalea — Syntrophotalea — Thalassotalea — Thermotalea — Vallitalea

tenera

Methylotenera

tepida

Rubritepida

toga

Athalassotoga — Defluviitoga — Geotoga — Kosmotoga — Marinitoga — Mesoaciditoga — Mesotoga — "Candidatus Nitrotoga" — Oceanotoga — Petrotoga — Tepiditoga — Thermotoga

tomix

Crocinitomix — Sediminitomix

trophica

Aerophototrophica

tunica

vallis

Victivallis

venus

Halovenus — Salinivenus

virga

Abyssivirga — Aestuariivirga — "Algivirga" — Arenivirga — Aurantivirga — Aureivirga — Caldanaerovirga — Caldivirga — Carboxylicivirga — Chiayiivirga — Croceivirga — Curvivirga — Desulfovirga — "Edaphovirga" — Enterovirga — Fabivirga — Flammeovirga — Flavivirga — Flexivirga — Fulvivirga — Hydrogenivirga — Longivirga — Luteivirga — Mangrovivirga — Marinivirga — Marivirga — Microvirga — Natranaerovirga — Natronovirga — Negadavirga — Oceanivirga — "Ochrovirga" — Pelagivirga — Persicivirga — Roseivirga — Rubrivirga — Salinivirga — Salinivirga — Sediminivirga — Siansivirga — Spongiivirga — Sulfurivirga — Thermovirga — Thiovirga — Xanthovirga — Xylanivirga

virgula

Anaerovirgula — Desulfovirgula — Methylovirgula — Microvirgula

vita

Aequorivita — Aestuariivita — Allosediminivita — Litorivita — Marivita

-vora (vora)