Name: Geodermatophilus dictyosporus Montero-Calasanz et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: dic.ty.o.spo.rus. N.L. masc. adj. suff. -sporus; N.L. masc. adj. dictyosporus

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 62970; DSM 43161; G-5; MTCC 11558

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HF970584 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Montero-Calasanz Mdel C, Hezbri K, Goker M, Sghaier H, Rohde M, Sproer C, Schumann P, Klenk HP. Description of gamma radiation-resistant Geodermatophilus dictyosporus sp. nov. to accommodate the not validly named Geodermatophilus obscurus subsp. dictyosporus (Luedemann, 1968). Extremophiles 2015; 19:77-85.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 163. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1105-1111.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Geodermatophilus obscurus subsp. dictyosporus" Luedemann 1968	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank

• Emendations:
  • Montero-Calasanz et al. 2017 Montero-Calasanz MDC, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Zhang DF, Yaramis A, Rohde M, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Schumann P, Li WJ, Goker M. Genome-Scale Data Call for a Taxonomic Rearrangement of Geodermatophilaceae. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2501. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 28. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2137-2138.

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: 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.

Parent taxon: Geodermatophilus Luedemann 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Montero-Calasanz Mdel C, Hezbri K, Goker M, Sghaier H, Rohde M, Sproer C, Schumann P, Klenk HP. Description of gamma radiation-resistant Geodermatophilus dictyosporus sp. nov. to accommodate the not validly named Geodermatophilus obscurus subsp. dictyosporus (Luedemann, 1968). Extremophiles 2015; 19:77-85.

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Record number: 792703