Name: Microbispora Nonomura and Ohara 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: Gr. masc. adj. mikros, small; L. adv. num. bis, twice; Gr. fem. n. spora, a seed and in biology a spore; N.L. fem. n. Microbispora, the small two-spored (organism)
Type species: Microbispora rosea Nonomura and Ohara 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication: Nonomura H, Ohara Y. Distribution of Actinomycetes in the soil. II. Microbispora, a new genus of the Streptomycetaceae. Journal of Fermentation Technology 1957; 35:307-311.
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
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 12
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 26
Total number of child taxa: 28
Parent taxon: Streptosporangiaceae Goodfellow et al. 1990
Assigned by: Goodfellow M, Stanton LJ, Simpson KE, Minnikin DE. Numerical and chemical classification of Actinoplanes and some related Actinomycetes. J. Gen. Microbiol. 1990; 136:19-36.
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Record number: 516081