Name: Actinomadura Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ac.ti.no.ma.du’ra. Gr. fem. n. aktis (gen. aktînos), a ray; N.L. fem. n. madura, Madura, name of a province in India; N.L. fem. n. Actinomadura, referring to a micro-organism first described as the causative agent of "Madura foot" disease

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Actinomadur-), ak-ti-no-ma-DU-ra

Type species: Actinomadura madurae (Vincent 1894) Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lechevalier HA, Lechevalier MP. A critical evaluation of the genera of aerobic actinomycetes. In: Prauser H (eds), The Actinomycetales, VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena, 1970, p. 393-405.

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

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Excellospora Agre and Guzeva 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Zhao et al. 2015 Zhao J, Guo L, Sun P, Han C, Bai L, Liu C, Li Y, Xiang W, Wang X. Actinomadura jiaoheensis sp. nov. and Actinomadura sporangiiformans sp. nov., two novel actinomycetes isolated from muddy soil and emended description of the genus Actinomadura. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 108:1331-1339. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 24. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2469-2470.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 2 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • 🧕 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.
  • 🧕 Goodfellow and Williams (1983) assigned this genus to the uncategorized "Maduromycetes" Goodfellow and Williams 1983. Publication: Goodfellow M, Williams ST. Ecology of actinomycetes. Annu Rev Microbiol 1983; 37:189-216.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus [Streptothrix]. Publication: Vincent H. Étude sur le parasite du pied le madura. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1894; 8:129-151.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Aainomadura"; "Aatinomadura"; "Acetomadura"; "Acfinomadura"; "Aciinamadura"; "Acrinomadura"; "Actihomadura"; "Actinaadura"; "Actinamadum"; "Actinamadura"; "Actincmadum"; "Actinoinadura"; "Actinomadira"; "Actinomadra"; "Actinomadua"; "Actinomadula"; "Actinomadurn"; "Actinomedura"; "Actinomndura"; "Actinomodura"; "Actinonzadura"; "Actinoradura"; "Actinornadura"; "Actinotnadura"; "Actionmadura"; "Actitiomadura"; "Actlnomadura"; "Actznomadura"; "Acunomadura"; "Aotinomadura"; "Atcinomadura"; "Atinomadura".
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Ay (2021), Gyobu and Miyadoh (2001), Rachniyom et al. (2018), Zhang et al. (2001), Lee and Kim (2015). 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: JCM: 95; DSM: 94; NBRC: 68; IFO: 55; ATCC: 49; KCTC: 47; NRRL: 46; VKM: 32; CIP: 23; BCRC: 20.
  • 😷 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". — 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.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "ATMA" 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.
  • 🧍 In the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, the genus Actinomadura is cited as Actinomadura Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1968, and the reference is the following: Lechevalier, H.A. and M.P. Lechevalier. 1968 in Prauser, H. (ed). The actinomycetales. Sept. 1968. VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena. pp.393-405. Publication: Zhang Z, Kudo T, Nakajima Y, Wang Y. Clarification of the relationship between the members of the family Thermomonosporaceae on the basis of 16S rDNA, 16S-23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer and 23S rDNA sequences and chemotaxonomic analyses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:373-383. 🇸🇬

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 77
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 109
Total number of child taxa: 127

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Actinomadura adrarensis Lahoum et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura africana Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura alba Wang et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Actinomadura albolutea" Tohyama et al. 1984	not validly published	preferred name
    Actinomadura algeriensis Lahoum et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura alkaliterrae Ay et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura amylolytica Jiao et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Actinomadura angiospora" (Zhukova et al. 1968) Greiner-Mai et al. 1987	not validly published	synonym
    Actinomadura apis Promnuan et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura atramentaria Miyadoh et al. 1987	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura aurantiaca Lavrova and Preobrazhenskaya 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Actinomadura azurea" Nakamura and Isono 1983	not validly published	preferred name
    Actinomadura bangladeshensis Ara et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura barringtoniae Rachniyom et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Actinomadura brunnea" Patel et al. 1987	not validly published	preferred name
    Actinomadura carminata Gauze et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura catellatispora Lu et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura cellulosilytica Jiao et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura chibensis Hanafy et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura chokoriensis Ara et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura citrea Lavrova et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura coerulea Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura coeruleofusca Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura coeruleoviolacea Preobrazhenskaya and Terekhova 1987	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura craniellae Li et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura cremea Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura darangshiensis Lee and Kim 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Actinomadura dassonvillei" (Brocq-Rousseau 1904) Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1970	not validly published	preferred name
    Actinomadura decatromicini Songsumanus et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura deserti Cao et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura echinospora (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Kroppenstedt et al. 1991	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Actinomadura echinospora" (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Miyadoh et al. 1990	not validly published	synonym
    Actinomadura fastidiosa Soina et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura ferruginea Meyer 1981	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura fibrosa Mertz and Yao 1990	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura flava Gauze et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura flavalba Qin et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura flexuosa (ex Cross and Goodfellow 1973) Meyer 1989	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura formosensis (Hasegawa et al. 1986) Zhang et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura fulvescens Terekhova et al. 1987	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura gamaensis Abagana et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura geliboluensis Sazak et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura glauciflava Lu et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura glomerata Itoh et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura graeca Tarantini et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura hallensis Lee and Jeong 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura hankyongense Siddiqi et al. 2019	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Actinomadura hankyongensis corrig. Siddiqi et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura harenae Hu et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura helvata Nonomura and Ohara 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura hibisca Tomita et al. 1991	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura jiaoheensis Zhao et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura keratinilytica Puhl et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura kijaniata Horan and Brodsky 1982	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura latina Trujillo and Goodfellow 1997	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura lepetitiana Dalmastri et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura libanotica Meyer 1981	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura litoris Cao et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura livida Lavrova and Preobrazhenskaya 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura logoneensis Shi et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura longicatena Itoh et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura longispora Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura luteofluorescens (Shinobu 1962) Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Actinomadura luzonensis" Tomita et al. 1980	not validly published	preferred name
    Actinomadura macra (ex Celmer et al. 1979) Huang 1980	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura macrotermitis Benndorf et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura madurae (Vincent 1894) Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Actinomadura maheshkhaliensis" Ara et al. 2008	not validly published	preferred name
    Actinomadura malachitica Lavrova et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Actinomadura melliaura" Matson et al. 1989	not validly published	preferred name
    Actinomadura meridiana Lee 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura mexicana Quintana et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura meyerae corrig. Quintana et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura meyerii Quintana et al. 2004	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Actinomadura miaoliensis Tseng et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura montaniterrae Songsumanus et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura monticuli Lee et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura namibiensis Wink et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura napierensis Cook et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura nitritigenes Lipski and Altendorf 1995	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura oligospora Mertz and Yao 1986	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Actinomadura opuntiae" Lee et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    Actinomadura parmotrematis Somphong et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Actinomadura parvosata" Christensen et al. 1987	not validly published	preferred name
    Actinomadura pelletieri (Laveran 1906) Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura physcomitrii Zhuang et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura polychroma Galatenko et al. 1987	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Actinomadura pulveracea" Iwami et al. 1985	not validly published	preferred name
    Actinomadura pusilla Nonomura and Ohara 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura rayongensis Phongsopitanun et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura recticatena Terekhova et al. 1987	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura rhizosphaerae Malisorn et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura rifamycini (Gauze et al. 1987) Promnuan et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura roseirufa Wieme et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura roseola Lavrova and Preobrazhenskaya 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura roseoviolacea Nonomura and Ohara 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Actinomadura routienii" Huang 1987	not validly published	preferred name
    Actinomadura rubra (Sveshnikova et al. 1969) Meyer and Sveshnikova 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura rubrisoli Ay 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura rubrobrunea (ex Krassilnikov et al. 1968) Kroppenstedt et al. 1991	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura rubteroloni Benndorf et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura rudentiformis Le Roes and Meyers 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura rugatobispora Miyadoh et al. 1991	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura rupiterrae Lee 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura salmonea Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura scrupuli Lee and Lee 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura sediminis He et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura soli Saricaoglu et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura spadix Nonomura and Ohara 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Actinomadura spiculosospora" Koguchi et al. 1986	not validly published	preferred name
    "Actinomadura spinosa" Saitoh et al. 1993	not validly published	preferred name
    Actinomadura spiralis Meyer 1981	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura spongiicola Qin et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura sporangiiformans Zhao et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura sputi Yassin et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura syzygii Rachniyom et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura terrae Lee et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura turkmeniaca Terekhova et al. 1987	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura umbrina Galatenko et al. 1987	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinomadura verrucosospora Nonomura and Ohara 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura vinacea Lavrova and Preobrazhenskaya 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura violacea Kanchanasin et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura viridilutea (Agre and Guzeva 1975) Zhang et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura viridis (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Miyadoh et al. 1989	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Actinomadura welshii" Vera-Cabrera et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    Actinomadura xylanilytica Zucchi et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Actinomadura yumaensis Labeda et al. 1985	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Thermomonosporaceae Rainey et al. 1997

Assigned by: Zhang Z, Kudo T, Nakajima Y, Wang Y. Clarification of the relationship between the members of the family Thermomonosporaceae on the basis of 16S rDNA, 16S-23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer and 23S rDNA sequences and chemotaxonomic analyses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:373-383. 🇸🇬

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