Name: Acrocarpospora macrocephala Tamura et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: Gr. masc./fem. adj. makrokephalos, long-headed; N.L. fem. n. macrocephala, large head

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 44705; IFO 16266; JCM 10982; NBRC 16266; R-55

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB025318 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tamura T, Suzuki S, Hatano K. Acrocarpospora gen. nov., a new genus of the order Actinomycetales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1163-1171.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1419-1420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Acrocarpospora Tamura et al. 2000

Assigned by: Tamura T, Suzuki S, Hatano K. Acrocarpospora gen. nov., a new genus of the order Actinomycetales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1163-1171.

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Record number: 772647