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Genus Polymorphospora
Name: Polymorphospora Tamura et al. 2006
Etymology: Po.ly.mor.pho’spo.ra. Gr. masc. adj. polymorphos, multiform; Gr. fem. n. spora, seed, and in biology a spore; N.L. fem. n. Polymorphospora, polymorphic spore
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Polymorphospor-), po-ly-mor-PHO-spo-ra
Type species: Polymorphospora rubra Tamura et al. 2006
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Tamura T, Hatano K, Suzuki K. A new genus of the family Micromonosporaceae, Polymorphospora gen. nov., with description of Polymorphospora rubra sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1959-1964. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2509-2510.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Polmorphospora"; "Polymorphosopra"; "Polymorphosphora"; "Polymorphosporaa"; "Polymorphosporangium"; "Pplymorphospora".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1; NBRC: 1; DSM: 1; KCTC: 1; CGMCC: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Polymorphospora lycopeni Liu et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name Polymorphospora rubra Tamura et al. 2006 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Micromonosporaceae Krassilnikov 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Tamura T, Hatano K, Suzuki K. A new genus of the family Micromonosporaceae, Polymorphospora gen. nov., with description of Polymorphospora rubra sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1959-1964. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 516370
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