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Actinospica

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Domain
  
Bacteria

Class
  
Actinobacteria

Order
  
Actinomycetales

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
"Actinobacteria"

Subclass
  
Actinobacteridae

Suborder
  
Catenulisporineae

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Actinospica is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

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Etymology

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

Species

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

  • A. acidiphila ( Cavaletti et al. 2006, ; New Latin noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective acidiphila, acid-loving.)
  • A. robiniae Cavaletti et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender noun Robinia, a genus of tree (as it was isolated from Robinia pseudoacacia); New Latin feminine gender genitive case noun robiniae, of Robinia

    • References

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