Macromonas is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).
[1] The name Macromonas derives from: : Greek adjective makros (μάκρος), large; Greek feminine gender noun monas (μονάς), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Macromonas, a large monad.
[2] Members of the genus Macromonas can be referred to as macromonad (viz.
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely[2]
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