Acidomonas
Acidomonas is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota. The genus contains single species, namely A. methanolica, formerly known as ''Acetobacter methanolicus''
Etymology
The name Acidomonas derives from:Latin adjective acidus, sour, acid; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun acidomonas, acidophilic monad.
The specific epithet methanolica derives from Neo-Latin neuter gender noun methanol, methanol; Latin suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; Neo-Latin feminine gender adjective methanolica, relating to methanol.
Members of the genus Acidomonas can be referred to as acidomonad.