Species Catellatospora citrea

Name: Catellatospora citrea Asano and Kawamoto 1986

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ci’tre.a. L. fem. adj. citrea, of or pertaining to the citrus-tree, intended to mean lemon yellow

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ka-tel-la-TO-spo-ra KI-tre-a, feminine

Type strain: 6183-E; ATCC 49964; CIP 107011; DSM 44097; IFO 14495; JCM 7542; NBRC 14495; NRRL B-16429; VKM Ac-1421

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16S rRNA gene: AF152106 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Asano K, Kawamoto I. Catellatospora, a new genus of the Actinomycetales. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:512-517. 🇯🇵

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Catellatospora Asano and Kawamoto 1986. Publication: Asano K, Kawamoto I. Catellatospora, a new genus of the Actinomycetales. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:512-517. 🇯🇵
  • 📧 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 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Catellatospora citrea subsp. citrea (Asano and Kawamoto 1986) Asano and Kawamoto 1988	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Catellatospora citrea subsp. methionotrophica Asano and Kawamoto 1988	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Catellatospora Asano and Kawamoto 1986

Assigned by: Asano K, Kawamoto I. Catellatospora, a new genus of the Actinomycetales. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:512-517. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 783609