Dehalogenimonas
Dehalogenimonas is a genus in the phylum Chloroflexota. Members of the genus Dehalogenimonas can be referred to as dehalogenimonads.
Etymology
The name Dehalogenimonas derives from:Latin prep. de, away, off; Neo-Latin noun halogenum, halogen; Latin feminine gender noun monas , unit, monad; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Dehalogenimonas, dehalogenating monad, reflecting the ability of these bacteria to dehalogenate chlorinated alkanes.
The type species of the genus is D. lykanthroporepellens. The species epithet derives from the Greek noun lykanthropos , werewolf; Latin participle adjective repellens, repelling; Neo-Latin participle adjective lykanthroporepellens, repelling `werewolves, because compounds exhibiting a pungent garlic aroma are produced when these organisms grow in the presence of 1,2,3-trichloropropane as an electron acceptor and sulfide as a reducing agent, garlic being said to repel werewolves in some fiction literature.