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Planomonospora

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Domain
  
Bacteria

Family
  
Streptosporangiaceae

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Actinobacteridae

Suborder
  
Streptosporangineae

Phylum
  
Actinobacteria

Order
  
Actinomycetales

Similar
  
Actinomycetales, Dactylosporangium, Actinoplanes, Actinomadura, Micromonosporaceae

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

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Etymology

The name Planomonospora is derived from ancient Greek. Planos meaning wanderer or vagabond, monos meaning solitary, single and spora meaning a seed, or in biological context a spore. The name therefore describes a motile organism with a single endospore.

Species

The genus contains four species.

  • Planomonospora alba Mertz 1994
  • Planomonospora parontospora Thiemann et al. 1967
  • Planomonospora sphaerica Mertz 1994
  • Planomonospora venezuelensis Thiemann 1970
  • References

    Planomonospora Wikipedia