Dechloromonas
| Dechloromonas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rhodocyclales |
| Family: | Rhodocyclaceae |
| Genus: | Dechloromonas |
| Type species | |
| D. agitata |
|
Dechloromonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).
The name Dechloromonas derives from:
Latin pref. de, from; New Latin noun chlorinum (from Greek adjective chlorōs, green), chlorine; New Latin pref. chloro-, pertaining to chlorine; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), unit, monad; New Latin feminine gender noun Dechloromonas, a dechlorinating monad.
Members of the genus Dechloromonas can be referred to as dechloromonads (viz. Trivialisation of names).
The genus contains 4 species, namely
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