Species "Actinomyces purpeochromogenus"

Name: "Actinomyces purpeochromogenus" Waksman and Curtis 1916

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pur-pe-o-k^hro-MO-ge-nus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 27007; DSM 43821; IFO 13324; JCM 3156; NBRC 13324; NRRL B-16094; NRRL B-2101; VKM Ac-937

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Original publication: Waksman SA, Curtis RE. The Actinomyces of the soil. Soil Science 1916; 1:99-134.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and no standing)

Preferred name: "Actinomyces purpureochromogenes" corrig. Waksman and Curtis 1916

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Micromonospora brunnea Sveshnikova et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Actinomyces purpureochromogenes" corrig. Waksman and Curtis 1916	corrected spelling of name, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Micromonospora purpureochromogenes corrig. (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Luedemann 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Szabo and Fernandez (1984), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Micromonospora brunnea Sveshnikova et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Szabó Z, Fernandez C. Micromonospora brunnea Sveshnikova, Maksimova, and Kudrina 1969 is a junior subjective synonym of Micromonospora purpureochromogenes (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Luedemann 1971. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:463-464.

Parent taxon: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Waksman SA, Curtis RE. The Actinomyces of the soil. Soil Science 1916; 1:99-134.

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Record number: 3974

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