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Genus Actinomyces
Name: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: Ac.ti.no’my.ces. Gr. fem. n. aktis (gen. aktînos), ray; Gr. masc. n. mykês, fungus; N.L. masc. n. Actinomyces, ray fungus, referring to the radial arrangement of filaments in Actinomyces bovis sulfur granules
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Actinomycet-), ak-ti-NO-my-kes
Type species: Actinomyces bovis Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication: Harz CO. Actinomyces bovis, ein neuer Schimmel in den Geweben des Rindes. Deutsche Zeitschrift für Thiermedizin 1877-1878; 5:125-140.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Odontomyces" Howell et al. 1965 heterotypic synonym, not validly published "Actinobacterium" Sampietro 1908 heterotypic synonym, not validly published
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Emendations:
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
Notes:- ⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 20 species from the genus.
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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Notes:
- 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class Actinomycetes Krassilnikov 1949 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Krassilnikov NA. Opredelitelv Bakterii i Actinomicetov. Akademii Nauk SSSR, Moscow, 1949.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Actinomycetaceae Buchanan 1918 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Buchanan RE. Studies in the Nomenclature and Classification of the Bacteria: VIII. The Subgroups and Genera of the Actinomycetales. J Bacteriol 1918; 3:403-406.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order Actinomycetales Buchanan 1917 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Buchanan RE. Studies in the Nomenclature and Classification of the Bacteria: II. The Primary Subdivisions of the Schizomycetes. J Bacteriol 1917; 2:155-164.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the phylum Actinomycetota Goodfellow 2021.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056. 🇮🇱
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the suborder Actinomycineae Stackebrandt et al. 1997.
Publication:
Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491. 🇩🇪
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the suborder Actinomycetineae corrig. Stackebrandt et al. 1997.
Publication:
Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491. 🇩🇪
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🧕 Buchanan (1917) assigned this genus to the order Actinomycetales Buchanan 1917 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Buchanan RE. Studies in the Nomenclature and Classification of the Bacteria: II. The Primary Subdivisions of the Schizomycetes. J Bacteriol 1917; 2:155-164.
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🧕 Cavalier-Smith (1981) assigned this genus to the subkingdom "Eubacteria" Cavalier-Smith 1981.
Publication:
Cavalier-Smith T. Eukaryote kingdoms: seven or nine? Biosystems 1981; 14:461-481.
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🧕 Cavalier-Smith (2002) assigned this genus to the class Arthrobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002.
Publication:
Cavalier-Smith T. The neomuran origin of archaebacteria, the negibacterial root of the universal tree and bacterial megaclassification. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:7-76. 🇬🇧
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🧕 Cavalier-Smith and Chao (2020) assigned this genus to the phylum "Actinobacteria" Goodfellow 2012.
Publication:
Cavalier-Smith T, Chao EE. Multidomain ribosomal protein trees and the planctobacterial origin of neomura (eukaryotes, archaebacteria). Protoplasma 2020; 257:621-753. 🇬🇧
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🧕 Gibbons and Murray (1978) assigned this genus to the division Firmicutes corrig. Gibbons and Murray 1978 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Gibbons NE, Murray RGE. Proposals Concerning the Higher Taxa of Bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:1-6.
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🧕 Goodfellow and Williams (1983) assigned this genus to the uncategorized "Actinobacteria" Goodfellow and Williams 1983.
Publication:
Goodfellow M, Williams ST. Ecology of actinomycetes. Annu Rev Microbiol 1983; 37:189-216.
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🧕 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned this genus to the phylum Actinomycetota Goodfellow 2021.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056. 🇮🇱
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🧕 Stackebrandt et al. (1997) assigned this genus to the suborder Actinomycetineae corrig. Stackebrandt et al. 1997.
Publication:
Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491. 🇩🇪
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Acainomyces"; "Accinamyces"; "Accinomyces"; "Accinomyceu"; "Accinumyces"; "Acdnomyces"; "Acfinotnyces"; "Achnomyces"; "Aciinamyces"; "Aciinomyces"; "Acinomyces"; "Aclinomyccs"; "Aclinomyces"; "Acllnomyccs"; "Acninomyces"; "Acrinomyces"; "Acsinamyces"; "Actinamyccs"; "Actinamyces"; "Actinamycex"; "Actinamyoes"; "Actinmnyces"; "Actinnmyces"; "Actinoinyces"; "Actinomvces"; "Actinomyas"; "Actinomycas"; "Actinomycca"; "Actinomycces"; "Actinomyccs"; "Actinomycea"; "Actinomycees"; "Actinomycer"; "Actinomyceshas"; "Actinomycetis"; "Actinomycex"; "Actinomycezs"; "Actinomycm"; "Actinomycos"; "Actinomycvs"; "Actinomyees"; "Actinomyooa"; "Actinomyr"; "Actinomyres"; "Actinomyua"; "Actinomyws"; "Actinonryccs"; "Actinonzyvvs"; "Actinornyces"; "Actinoynyces"; "Actinqmyces"; "Actinumyccs"; "Actinumyces"; "Actinumycm"; "Actinwmyces"; "Actiriomycex"; "Actirmmyces"; "Actiuamyccs"; "Actiuomyces"; "Actlnomyccs"; "Actlnomyces"; "Actmomyces"; "Actynomices"; "Actznomyccs"; "Actznomyces"; "Aczinamyces"; "Aczinomyccs"; "Aczinomyces"; "Adinomyces"; "Aktinomyces"; "Aminomyces"; "Antinomyces"; "Aotinomyces"; "Artinomyccs"; "Artinumyces"; "Atinomyces"; "Avlinomyces"; "Avtinomyccs"; "Ctinomyces".
- 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Hall et al. (2005), Dent and Williams (1986), Funke et al. (2010), Yang et al. (2021), Pascual et al. (1999). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NRRL: 298; ATCC: 258; DSM: 208; JCM: 197; NBRC: 170; IFO: 166; CBS: 159; VKM: 122; BCRC: 86; CCRC: 85.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Sweden has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
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🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "ATMY" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer.
Publication:
Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 35
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 62
Total number of child taxa: 322
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Actinomyces acetigenes Tian et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces acrimycini" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces actinomycetemcomitans" Iinuma et al. 1994 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces agglomeratus" Yen 1957 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces ahygroscopicus" Chiu and Wu 1963 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces alboflavus" Waksman and Curtis 1916 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces albohelvatus" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces albosporeus" Krainsky 1914 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces albovinaceus" Kudrina 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces alboviridis" Duché 1934 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces almquisti" Duché 1934 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces ansochromogenes" Yen and Zhang 1964 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces anthocyanicus" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces anthocyanicus" Krassilnikov 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces anthocyanolatus" Krassilnikov 1970 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces antibioticus" Waksman and Woodruff 1941 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces ashchabadicus" Preobrazhenskaya 1966 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces atrolaccus" Yen 1957 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces atroolivaceus" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces atrovirens" Preobrazhenskaia et al. 1971 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces aurantiogriseus" Preobrazhenskaya 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces aureocirculatus" Krassilnikov and Yuan 1965 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces aureofasciculus" Krassilnikov and Yuan 1965 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces aureomonopodiales" Krassilnikov and Yuan 1965 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces aureoverticillatus" Krassilnikov and Yuan 1960 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces aurigineus" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces azurocolor" Krassilnikov 1970 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces azurolatus" Krassilnikov 1970 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces bacillaris" Krassilnikov 1958 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces badius" Kudrina 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces bernardiae Funke et al. 1995 validly published under the ICNP synonym "Actinomyces bikiniensis" (Johnstone and Waksman 1947) Krassilnikov 1949 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces biverticillatus" Preobrazhenskaya 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces bobili" Waksman and Curtis 1916 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces bouchesdurhonensis" Mbogning Fonkou et al. 2018 not validly published preferred name Actinomyces bovis Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980) validly published under the ICNP correct name Actinomyces bowdenii Pascual et al. 1999 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces brunneofungus" Krassilnikov et al. 1971 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces cacaoi" Waksman 1932 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces caeruleus" Baldacci 1944 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces caesiolatus" Krassilnikov 1970 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces caesius" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces californicus" Waksman and Curtis 1916 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces canis Hoyles et al. 2000 validly published under the ICNP synonym Actinomyces capricornis Saito et al. 2022 validly published under the ICNP correct name Actinomyces cardiffensis Hall et al. 2003 validly published under the ICNP synonym "Actinomyces castaneoglobisporus" Yen 1957 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces castaneus" Yen 1957 not validly published synonym Actinomyces catuli Hoyles et al. 2001 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces cellulosae" Krainsky 1914 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces chlorobiens" Krassilnikov and Yegorova 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces chromofuscus" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces chryseus" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces cinereorectus" Chugasova et al. 1974 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces cinereoviridis" Korobkova et al. 1972 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces cinnabarinus" Ryabova and Preobrazhenskaya 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces citreofluorescens" Korenyako et al. 1960 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces clavifer" Millard and Burr 1926 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces coelescens" Krassilnikov 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces coelescens" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces coeliatus" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces coelicoalbus" Krassilnikov 1970 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces coelicoferus" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces coelicoflavus" (Ryabova and Preobrazhenskaya 1957) Krassilnikov 1970 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces coelicolatus" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces coelicovarians" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces coerulatus" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces coeruleofuscus" Preobrazhenskaya 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces coeruleoroseus" Preobrazhenskaya 1966 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces coeruleorubidus" Preobrazhenskaya 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces coerulescens" Preobrazhenskaya 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces coleocanis Hoyles et al. 2002 validly published under the ICNP synonym "Actinomyces cremeospinus" Gauze et al. 1975 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces cremeus" Kudrina 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces cristalomycini" Rutkowska et al. 1995 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces culturomici" Fonkou et al. 2018 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces cyaneofuscatus" Kudrina 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces cyaneogriseus" Yen 1956 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces cyaneus" Krassilnikov 1941 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces cyanoalbus" Krassilnikov and Agre 1960 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces cyanocolor" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces cyanofetus" Krassilnikov 1970 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces cyanogenus" Krassilnikov 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces cyanogenus" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces cyanoglomerus" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces cyanolatus" Krassilnikov 1970 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces daghestanicus" Sveshnikova 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces dentalis Hall et al. 2005 validly published under the ICNP correct name Actinomyces denticolens Dent and Williams 1984 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces dentocariosus" Onishi 1949 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces diastaticus" Krainsky 1914 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces diastatochromogenes" Krainsky 1914 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces eriksonii" Cato et al. 1970 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces erythraeus" corrig. Waksman 1923 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces erythreus" Waksman 1923 inaccurate spelling misspelling Actinomyces europaeus Funke et al. 1997 validly published under the ICNP synonym "Actinomyces exfoliatus" Waksman and Curtis 1916 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces faecalis Zhou et al. 2021 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces fimbriatus" Millard and Burr 1926 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces fimicarius" Duché 1934 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces finlayi" Szabó et al. 1963 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces flaveolus" Waksman 1923 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces flavidovirens" Kudrina 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces flavogriseus" Duché 1934 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces flavomacrosporus" Yen 1957 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces flavotricini" Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces flavovariabilis" Korenyako and Nikitina 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces flavovirens" Waksman 1923 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces flocculus" Duché 1934 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces fluorescens" Krassilnikov 1958 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces fradii" Waksman and Curtis 1916 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces fulvissimus" Jensen 1930 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces fulvoviolaceus" Artamonova and Krassilnikov 1960 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces fulvoviridis" Kuchaeva et al. 1960 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces fumanus" Sveshnikova 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces funkei Lawson et al. 2001 validly published under the ICNP synonym "Actinomyces gallicus" Erikson 1935 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces gaoshouyii Meng et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces gelaticus" Waksman 1923 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces georgiae Johnson et al. 1990 validly published under the ICNP synonym Actinomyces gerencseriae Johnson et al. 1990 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces gibsonii" Erikson 1935 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces glaucescens" Preobrazhenskaya 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces globisporus" Krassilnikov 1941 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces globosus" Krassilnikov 1941 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces glomeroaurantiacus" Krassilnikov and Yuan 1965 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces glomeroaurantiacus" Krassilnikov 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces glomerochromogenes" Yen and Zhang 1964 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces glycerinitolerans" Palakawong Na Ayudthaya et al. 2016 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces gobitricini" Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces gougeroti" Duché 1934 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces graevenitzii Pascual Ramos et al. 1997 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces griseinus" Konovalov et al. 1974 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces griseoaurantiacus" Krassilnikov and Yuan 1965 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces griseoflavus" Krainsky 1914 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces griseoincarnatus" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces griseoloalbus" Kudrina 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces griseoloviolaceus" Yen 1956 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces griseolus" Waksman 1923 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces griseomycini" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces griseorubens" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces griseoruber" Ryabova and Preobrazhenskaya 1957 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces griseorubiginosus" Ryabova and Preobrazhenskaya 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces griseostramineus" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces griseus" Krainsky 1914 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces haliotis Hyun et al. 2014 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces halstedii" Waksman and Curtis 1916 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces helvaticus" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces herbescens" Krassilnikov and Yegorova 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces herbeus" Krassilnikov and Yegorova 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces herbiferis" Krassilnikov and Yegorova 1965 not validly published synonym Actinomyces hominis Funke et al. 2010 validly published under the ICNP synonym Actinomyces hongkongensis Woo et al. 2004 validly published under the ICNP synonym Actinomyces hordeovulneris Buchanan et al. 1984 validly published under the ICNP synonym "Actinomyces houstonensis" Clarridge and Zhang 2002 not validly published preferred name Actinomyces howellii Dent and Williams 1984 validly published under the ICNP correct name Actinomyces humiferus Gledhill and Casida 1969 (Approved Lists 1980) inaccurate spelling misspelling Actinomyces humilatus corrig. Gledhill and Casida 1969 (Approved Lists 1980) validly published under the ICNP synonym "Actinomyces hygroscopicus" Jensen 1931 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces hyovaginalis Collins et al. 1993 validly published under the ICNP synonym "Actinomyces ihuae" Mbogning Fonkou et al. 2018 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces ihumii" Ndongo et al. 2016 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces indigocolor" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces inversochromogenes" Yen and Zhang 1964 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces ipomoea" Person and Martin 1940 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces israelii (Kruse 1896) Lachner-Sandoval 1898 (Approved Lists 1980) validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces janthinus" Artamonova and Krassilnikov 1960 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces johnsonii Henssge et al. 2009 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces kurssanovii" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces lateritius" Sveshnikova 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces lavendofoliae" Kuchaeva et al. 1961 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces lavendulae" Waksman and Curtis 1916 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces lavendularectus" Krassilnikov and Kuchaeva 1964 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces lavendulocolor" Kuchaeva et al. 1961 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces lazureus" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces levoris" Koreniako et al. 1960 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces levoris" Krassilnikov 1958 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces lilacinofulvus" Yen and Chou 1964 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces lilacinus" Yen 1956 not validly published preferred name Actinomyces lilanjuaniae Li et al. 2019 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces lingnae" Clarridge and Zhang 2002 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces lipmanii" Waksman and Curtis 1916 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces litmocidini" Ryabova and Preobrazhenskaya 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces litmocolor" Krassilnikov 1970 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces litmotinctus" Krassilnikov 1970 not validly published preferred name Actinomyces liubingyangii Meng et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP synonym "Actinomyces lividans" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces lividans" Krassilnikov 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces longisporus" Krassilnikov 1941 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces longissimus" Krassilnikov and Yuan 1965 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces luridus" Krassilnikov et al. 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces luteolutescens" Yen 1956 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces malachiticus" Preobrazhenskaya and Ryabova 1957 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces malachitospinus" Preobrazhenskaia et al. 1975 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces mannitorapidus" Krassilnikov 1970 not validly published preferred name Actinomyces marimammalium Hoyles et al. 2001 validly published under the ICNP synonym Actinomyces marmotae Yang et al. 2021 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces marseillensis" Fonkou et al. 2018 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces marseillensis" Mbogning-Fonkou et al. 2018 not validly published preferred name Actinomyces massiliensis Renvoise et al. 2009 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces mediterranea" Mbogning Fonkou et al. 2018 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces mellinus" Maksimova et al. 1965 not validly published synonym Actinomyces meyeri (ex Prévot 1938) Cato et al. 1984 validly published under the ICNP synonym "Actinomyces microflavus" Krainsky 1914 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces minihominis" Bilen et al. 2018 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces mutabilis" Preobrazhenskaya and Ryabova 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces naeslundi Thompson and Lovestedt 1951 (Approved Lists 1980) inaccurate spelling misspelling Actinomyces naeslundii corrig. Thompson and Lovestedt 1951 (Approved Lists 1980) validly published under the ICNP correct name Actinomyces nasicola Hall et al. 2003 validly published under the ICNP synonym Actinomyces naturae Rao et al. 2012 validly published under the ICNP synonym Actinomyces neuii Funke et al. 1994 validly published under the ICNP synonym "Actinomyces nigrescens" Sveshnikova 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces nigrogriseolus" Yen and Chou 1964 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces nitrohostilis" Krassilnikov 1970 not validly published preferred name Actinomyces odontolyticus Batty 1958 (Approved Lists 1980) validly published under the ICNP synonym "Actinomyces olivaceoviridis" Preobrazhenskaya and Ryabova 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces olivaceus" Waksman 1923 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces olivarius" Kutchayeva et al. 1960 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces olivochromogenus" Waksman 1923 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces olivoviridis" Kuchaeva et al. 1960 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces oralis" Mbogning Fonkou et al. 2018 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces oralis" Fonkou et al. 2018 not validly published preferred name Actinomyces oricola Hall et al. 2003 validly published under the ICNP correct name Actinomyces oris Henssge et al. 2009 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces pacaensis" Fonkou et al. 2018 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces parvus" Krainsky 1914 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces phaeochromogenes" corrig. Conn 1917 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces pheochromogenus" Conn 1917 inaccurate spelling misspelling "Actinomyces pneumonicus" Krassilnikov et al. 1960 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces polycolor" Krassilnikov 1970 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces polynesiensis" Cimmino et al. 2016 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces praecox" Millard and Burr 1926 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces procaprae Yang et al. 2021 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces propionicus" Buchanan and Pine 1962 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces provencensis" Ndongo et al. 2017 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces prunicolor" Ryabova and Preobrazhenskaya 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces pseudovenezuelae" Kuchaeva et al. 1961 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces purpeochromogenus" Waksman and Curtis 1916 inaccurate spelling misspelling "Actinomyces purpureochromogenes" corrig. Waksman and Curtis 1916 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces pyogenes (Glage 1903) Collins and Jones 1983 validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name synonym Actinomyces pyogenes (Glage 1903) Reddy et al. 1982 validly published under the ICNP synonym Actinomyces qiguomingii Zhu et al. 2020 validly published under the ICNP correct name Actinomyces radicidentis Collins et al. 2001 validly published under the ICNP correct name Actinomyces radingae Wüst et al. 1995 validly published under the ICNP synonym "Actinomyces raffinosus" Krassilnikov 1958 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces rangoon" Erikson 1935 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces rectiverticillatus" Krassilnikov and Yuan 1965 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces rectiverticillatus" Krassilnikov 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces rectiviolaceus" Artamonova 1965 not validly published synonym Actinomyces respiraculi Zhou et al. 2021 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces robefuscus" Krassilnikov and Vinogradova 1960 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces robeus" Krassilnikov and Vinogradova 1960 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces roseodiastaticus" Duché 1934 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces roseofulvus" Preobrazhenskaya 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces roseogriseolus" Yen and Chou 1964 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces roseogriseus" Yen and Chou 1964 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces roseolilacinus" Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces roseolus" Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces roseoviolaceus" Sveshnikova 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces roseoviridis" Preobrazhenskaya 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces rubiginosohelvolus" Kudrina 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces rubiginosus" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces rubrocyaneus" Krassilnikov and Hussein 1965 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces rubrolavendulae" Yen 1957 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces rubroverticillatus" Yen 1956 not validly published preferred name Actinomyces ruminicola An et al. 2006 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces ruminis" Lanjekar et al. 2022 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces rutgersensis" Waksman and Curtis 1916 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces sampsonii" Millard and Burr 1926 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces setonii" Millard and Burr 1926 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces slackii Dent and Williams 1986 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces spinosus" Preobrazhenskaya 1966 not validly published synonym Actinomyces stomatis Tian et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces subflavus" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces succiniciruminis" Palakawong Na Ayudthaya et al. 2016 not validly published preferred name Actinomyces suimastitidis Hoyles et al. 2001 validly published under the ICNP synonym Actinomyces suis (Wegienek and Reddy 1982 ex Soltys and Spratling 1957) Ludwig et al. 1992 validly published under the ICNP synonym "Actinomyces sulphureus" Gasperini 1894 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces syringae" Kuchaeva et al. 1961 not validly published synonym Actinomyces tangfeifanii Meng et al. 2018 validly published under the ICNP synonym "Actinomyces tauricus" Ivanitskaya et al. 1966 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces thalassinus" Krassilnikov 1970 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces thermodiastaticus" Bergey et al. 1923 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces thermoflavus" Kudrina and Maksimova 1963 not validly published synonym Actinomyces timonensis Renvoise et al. 2010 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces toxicus" Krassilnikov 1958 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces toxytricini" Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces trachealis Zhou et al. 2021 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces transvalensis" Hauduroy et al. 1953 not validly published preferred name "Actinomyces tricolor" Wollenweber 1920 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces tumemacerans" Krassilnikov and Koveshnikov 1962 not validly published synonym Actinomyces turicensis Wüst et al. 1995 validly published under the ICNP synonym "Actinomyces umbrinus" Sveshnikova 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces urinae" Morand et al. 2016 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces urinae" Mbogning-Fonkou et al. 2018 not validly published preferred name Actinomyces urogenitalis Nikolaitchouk et al. 2000 validly published under the ICNP correct name Actinomyces vaccimaxillae Hall et al. 2003 validly published under the ICNP synonym "Actinomyces valynus" Preobrazhenskaya 1966 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces variabilis" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces violaceochromogenes" Ryabova and Preobrazhenskaya 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces violaceolatus" Krassilnikov 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces violaceolatus" Krassilnikov et al. 1965 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces violaceorectus" Ryabova and Preobrazhenskaya 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces violaceusniger" Waksman and Curtis 1916 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces violaceusruber" Waksman and Curtis 1916 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces violans" Artamonova and Krassilnikov 1960 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces violarus" Artamonova and Krassilnikov 1960 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces violascens" Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces violatus" Artamonova and Krassilnikov 1960 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces viridaris" Krassilnikov and Yegorova 1965 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces viridiviolaceus" Ryabova and Preobrazhenskaya 1957 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces viridochromogenes" Krainsky 1914 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces viridodiastaticus" Baldacci et al. 1955 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym "Actinomyces virocidus" Kuchaeva et al. 1961 not validly published synonym "Actinomyces virusinus" Kuchaeva 1964 not validly published synonym Actinomyces viscosus (Howell et al. 1965) Georg et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980) validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces vulgaris" Nikitina et al. 1960 not validly published synonym Actinomyces vulturis Meng et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name Actinomyces weissii Hijazin et al. 2012 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces willmorei" Erikson 1935 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym Actinomyces wuliandei Zhu et al. 2020 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Actinomyces xantholiticus" Konev and Tsyganov 1962 not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists synonym
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Parent taxon: Actinomycetaceae Buchanan 1918 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Waksman SA. Family Actinomycetaceae Buchanan and family Steptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1957, p. 744-825.
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