Name: Geodermatophilus terrae Jin et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ter’rae. L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of the earth

Pronunciation, gender: TER-ra͡e, masculine

Type strain: DSM 45844; JCM 17786; KCTC 19881; PB261

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16S rRNA gene: JN033773 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jin L, Lee HG, Kim HS, Ahn CY, Oh HM. Geodermatophilus soli sp. nov. and Geodermatophilus terrae sp. nov., two actinobacteria isolated from grass soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2625-2629.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3549-3550.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Klenkia terrae (Jin et al. 2013) Montero-Calasanz et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Klenkia terrae (Jin et al. 2013) Montero-Calasanz et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Geodermatophilus terrae is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Geodermatophilus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Geodermatophilus Luedemann 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Jin L, Lee HG, Kim HS, Ahn CY, Oh HM. Geodermatophilus soli sp. nov. and Geodermatophilus terrae sp. nov., two actinobacteria isolated from grass soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2625-2629.

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Record number: 790960