| Aidingimonas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | "Proteobacteria" |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Oceanospirillales |
| Family: | Halomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Aidingimonas |
| Type species | |
| A. halophila |
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Aidingimonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).
The name Aidingimonas derives from:
New Latin noun Aidingum, Aiding (a lake located in Xinjiang province of north-west China); Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), monad a unit, a monad; New Latin feminine gender noun Aidingimonas, a monad from Aiding Lake.
Members of the genus Aidingimonas can be referred to as aidingimonads (viz. Trivialisation of names).
The genus contains a single species, namely A. halophila ( Wang et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)), friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective halophila, salt-loving.)