Name: Kitasatospora corrig. Ōmura et al. 1983

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ki.ta.sa.to’spo.ra. N.L. fem. n. Kitasatoa, named for Kitasato, a Japanese bacteriologist (1852-1931); Gr. fem. n. spora, a seed and, in biology, a spore; N.L. fem. n. Kitasatospora, Kitasato spore

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Kitasatospor-), ki-ta-sa-TO-spo-ra

Type species: Kitasatospora setae corrig. Ōmura et al. 1983

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Omura S, Takahashi Y, Iwai Y, Tanaka H. Kitasatosporia, a new genus of the order Actinomycetales. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1982; 35:1013-1019.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 11. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1983; 33:672-674.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Kitasatosporia Ōmura et al. 1983	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Emendations:
  • Zhang et al. 1997 Zhang Z, Wang Y, Ruan J. A proposal to revive the genus Kitasatospora (Omura, Takahashi, Iwai, and Tanaka 1982). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1048-1054. 🇸🇬 Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:329-330.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 3 new species in the genus.
    • 🧍 On the basis of phylogenetic (analysis of 16S rDNA sequences and analysis of 16S-23S gene spacers), chemotaxonomic, and phenotypic evidence, Zhang et al. 1997 propose that the genus Kitasatospora corrig. Ōmura et al. 1983 be either a sister taxon of the genus Streptomyces or a lineage that originated fom within Streptomyces species. — According to the Judicial Commission, there is no problem about the legitimacy of the genus Kitasatospora corrig. Ōmura et al. 1983 emend. Zhang et al. 1997, even if the tables in the publication by Zhang et al. 1997 are the only way of recognizing which species are to be included in this genus.
  • 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. 🇩🇪 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 proposal of 2 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order Kitasatosporales Kämpfer 2022. Publication: Goker M. Filling the gaps: missing taxon names at the ranks of class, order and family. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5638. 🇩🇪
  • 🧕 Göker (2022) assigned this genus to the order Kitasatosporales Kämpfer 2022. Publication: Goker M. Filling the gaps: missing taxon names at the ranks of class, order and family. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5638. 🇩🇪
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Kitasatosporia Ōmura et al. 1983. Publication: Omura S, Takahashi Y, Iwai Y, Tanaka H. Kitasatosporia, a new genus of the order Actinomycetales. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1982; 35:1013-1019.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Streptomyces Waksman and Henrici 1943 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Wellington EM, Stackebrandt E, Sanders D, Wolstrup J, Jorgensen NO. Taxonomic status of Kitasatosporia, and proposed unification with Streptomyces on the basis of phenotypic and 16S rRNA analysis and emendation of Streptomyces Waksman and Henrici 1943, 339AL. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:156-160. 🇩🇪
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Kitasalospora"; "Kitasataspora"; "Kitasatuspura"; "Kitatospora"; "Kitnsatospora"; "Kitsatospora".
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Labeda et al. (2017), Nakagaito et al. (1992), Liu et al. (2005). 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: 47; NBRC: 40; DSM: 35; NRRL: 33; IFO: 32; ATCC: 24; KCTC: 16; CBS: 15; CGMCC: 13; VKM: 13.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 38
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 41
Total number of child taxa: 47

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Kitasatospora aburaviensis (Nishimura et al. 1957) Labeda et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora acidiphila Kim et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora albolonga (Tsukiura et al. 1964) Labeda et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora arboriphila Groth et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora atroaurantiaca (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Li et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora aureofaciens (Duggar 1948) Labeda et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora azatica corrig. (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Zhang et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Kitasatospora brasiliensis" Cunha-Ferreira et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name
    Kitasatospora camelliae Li et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora cathayae Zheng et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora cheerisanensis Chung et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora cineracea Tajima et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora cinereorecta (Terekhova and Preobrazhenskaya 1986) Labeda et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora cochleata corrig. (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Zhang et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Kitasatospora cystarginea corrig. Kusakabe and Isono 1992	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora fiedleri Zimmermann et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Kitasatospora fumigata" (Frommer 1959) Labeda et al. 2017	not validly published	synonym
    Kitasatospora gansuensis Groth et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora grisea corrig. Nakamura et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora griseola corrig. Takahashi et al. 1985	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora herbaricolor (Kawato and Shinobu 1959) Labeda et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora hibisci Xiao et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora humi Klaysubun et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora indigofera (Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Nouioui et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora kazusanensis Li et al. 2009	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Kitasatospora kazusensis corrig. Li et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora kifunensis (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Groth et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora mediocidica corrig. Labeda 1988	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora misakiensis (Nakamura 1961) Labeda et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora niigatensis Tajima et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Kitasatospora nipponensis Groth et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora papulosa corrig. Nakamura et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora paracochleata corrig. (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Zhang et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora paranensis Groth et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora phosalacinea corrig. Takahashi et al. 1985	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora psammotica (Virgilio and Hengeller 1960) Labeda et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Kitasatospora purpeofusca (Yamaguchi and Saburi 1955) Labeda et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora putterlickiae Groth et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Kitasatospora recifensis" Stamford et al. 2007	not validly published	preferred name
    Kitasatospora saccharophila Li et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora sampliensis Mayilraj et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora setae corrig. Ōmura et al. 1983	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora setalba Ōmura et al. 1983	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Kitasatospora terrestris Groth et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Kitasatospora viridifaciens" Girard et al. 2014	not validly published	preferred name
    Kitasatospora viridis Liu et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kitasatospora xanthocidica (Asahi et al. 1966) Nouioui et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Streptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kim SB, Lonsdale J, Seong CN, Goodfellow M. Streptacidiphilus gen. nov., acidophilic actinomycetes with wall chemotype I and emendation of the family Streptomycetaceae (Waksman and Henrici (1943)AL) emend. Rainey et al. 1997. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2003; 83:107-116. 🇰🇷

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