Actinospica

Actinospica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Catenulisporales
Family: Actinospicaceae
Genus: Actinospica
Cavaletti et al. 2006[1]
Type species
Actinospica robiniae
Cavaletti et al. 2006
Species
  • A. acidithermotolerans
  • A. durhamensis
  • A. robiniae

Actinospica is a genus in the phylum Actinomycetota (Bacteria).[2]

Etymology

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The name Actinospica derives from:
Greek noun aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος), a beam (=an actinomycete-like bacterium); Latin feminine gender noun spica, tuft; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Actinospica, an actinomycete with tufts of aerial hyphae.[2]

Phylogeny

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The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[2] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)[3]

16S rRNA based LTP_08_2023[4][5][6] 120 marker proteins based GTDB 08-RS214[7][8][9]
Actinospica

A. acidiphila Cavaletti et al. 2006

A. durhamensis Golinksa 2015

A. robiniae Cavaletti et al. 2006

Actinospica

A. durhamensis

A. robiniae

Species

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The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Cavaletti, L.; Monciardini, P.; Schumann, P.; Rohde, M.; Bamonte, R.; Busti, E.; Sosio, M.; Donadio, S. (2006). "Actinospica robiniae gen. nov., sp. nov. and Actinospica acidiphila sp. nov.: Proposal for Actinospicaceae fam. nov. and Catenulisporinae subord. nov. in the order Actinomycetales". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56 (8): 1747–1753. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63859-0. PMID 16902002.
  2. ^ a b c d A.C. Parte; et al. "Actinospica". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  3. ^ Sayers; et al. "Actinospica". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  4. ^ "The LTP". Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. ^ "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  6. ^ "LTP_08_2023 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  7. ^ "GTDB release 08-RS214". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  8. ^ "bac120_r214.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.