Species Actinopolyspora righensis

Name: Actinopolyspora righensis Meklat et al. 2014

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ri.ghen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. righensis, pertaining to Oued Righ, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-po-LY-spo-ra ri-GHEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 63368; DSM 45501; H 23; MTCC 11562

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ918196 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Meklat A, Bouras N, Zitouni A, Mathieu F, Lebrihi A, Schumann P, Sproer C, Klenk HP, Sabaou N. Actinopolyspora righensis sp. nov., a novel halophilic actinomycete isolated from Saharan soil in Algeria. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:301-307. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 155. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Actinopolyspora lacussalsi subsp. righensis (Meklat et al. 2014) Saker et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Emendations:
  • 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:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Actinopolyspora Gochnauer et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Meklat A, Bouras N, Zitouni A, Mathieu F, Lebrihi A, Schumann P, Sproer C, Klenk HP, Sabaou N. Actinopolyspora righensis sp. nov., a novel halophilic actinomycete isolated from Saharan soil in Algeria. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:301-307. 🇫🇷

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