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Genus "Actinomonospora"
Name: "Actinomonospora" Castellani et al. 1959
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. spora, seed; N.L. fem. n. Actinomonospora
Gender: feminine (stem: Actinomonospor-)
Type species: "Actinomonospora lusitanica" Castellani et al. 1959
Original publication:
Castellani A, De BRITOM, Pinto MR. An actinomycete isolated from an autochthonous case of mycetoma in Portugal. J Trop Med Hyg 1959; 62:27-36. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Acrrnomonospora"; "Actincmcnospora".
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🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "ATMO" 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: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Actinomonospora lusitanica" Castellani et al. 1959 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Actinomycetaceae Buchanan 1918 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Castellani A, De BRITOM, Pinto MR. An actinomycete isolated from an autochthonous case of mycetoma in Portugal. J Trop Med Hyg 1959; 62:27-36.
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