The genus contains five species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely: •
M. fluminis (Sucharita
et al. 2010, Latin n
fluminis, of a river, referring to the isolation of the type strain from sediment of the Baitarani River, located in Kalibanj Forest, Orissa, India) •
M. gracile (Strzeszewski 1913) Imhoff
et al. 1998, (type species of the genus), Latin
gracile, thin, slender) •
M. indicum (Arunasri
et al. 2005, Latin
indicum, Indian, pertaining to India, the country in which the type strain was isolated) •
M. purpuratum (Imhoff and Trüper 1980, Imhoff
et al. 1998, Latin
purpuratum, clad or dressed in purple) ==See also==