macromonas macromonas macromonas is a genus in the phylum pseudomonadota (bacteria). macromonas scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: betaproteobacteria order: burkholderiales family: comamonadaceae genus: macromonas type species m. mobilis etymology 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. members of the genus macromonas can be referred to as macromonad (viz. trivialisation of names). species the genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely m. bipunctata ( (ex gicklhorn 1920) dubinina and grabovich 1989, nom. rev.;: latin adv. bis, twice; latin feminine gender participle adjective puncta (from latin v. pungo), pricked, punctured; latin feminine gender suff. -ata, suffix denoting provided with; neo-latin feminine gender adjective bipunctata, twice punctate.) m. mobilis ( (lauterborn 1915) utermöhl and koppe 1924, species. (type species of the genus).;: latin feminine gender adjective mobilis, movable, motile.)