Name: Actinospineispora Lee et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ac.ti.no.spi.ne.i’spo.ra. Gr. fem. n. aktis, ray; L. masc. adj. spineus, spiny; Gr. fem. n. spora, seed and in biology a spore; N.L. fem. n. Actinospineispora, actinomycete having spiny spores

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Actinospineispor-), ak-ti-no-spi-ne-I-spo-ra

Type species: Actinospineispora spinosispora (Lee et al. 2002) Lee et al. 2026

Valid publication: Lee SD, Yang HL, Huber-Fischer K, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Kim IS. Pseudonocardia wallangbongensis sp. nov., isolated from small mountain (parasitic volcano), with a proposal of Actinospineispora gen. nov. and reclassification of two Pseudonocardia species as later heterotypic synonyms of preexisting species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7168. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7223.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pseudonocardia Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudoamycolata Akimov et al. 1989	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Amycolata Lechevalier et al. 1986	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pseudonocardia Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Actinobispora Jiang et al. 1991	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Pseudonocardia Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Lee SD, Kim ES, Kang SO, Hah YC. Pseudonocardia spinosispora sp. nov., isolated from Korean soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1603-1608. 🇰🇷
  • ❗ Actinospineispora is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 3; DSM: 3; NRRL: 2; TISTR: 1; KCTC: 1; NBRC: 1; BCC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Actinospineispora acaciae (Duangmal et al. 2009) Lee et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinospineispora eucalypti (Kaewkla and Franco 2011) Lee et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Actinospineispora spinosispora (Lee et al. 2002) Lee et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Pseudonocardiaceae Embley et al. 1989

Assigned by: Lee SD, Yang HL, Huber-Fischer K, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Kim IS. Pseudonocardia wallangbongensis sp. nov., isolated from small mountain (parasitic volcano), with a proposal of Actinospineispora gen. nov. and reclassification of two Pseudonocardia species as later heterotypic synonyms of preexisting species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7168. 🇰🇷

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