''Glaciimonas'' is a genus of
bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...
in the
Oxalobacteraceae family.
Its name comes from
glaciers
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as ...
where it was first found and
monad, a single cell.
''Glaciimonas'' = a cell from the glacier.
References
Burkholderiales
Bacteria genera
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