Name: Kitasatoa diplospora Matsumae et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: di.plo’spo.ra. Gr. masc. adj. diploos, twofold, double (or diploos); Gr. fem. n. spora, a seed and in biology a spore; N.L. fem. adj. diplospora, double spore

Pronunciation, gender: di-PLO-spo-ra, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27788; IFO 13924; JCM 3176; NBRC 13924

Effective publication: Matsumae A, Ohtani M, Takeshima H, Hata T. A new genus of the Actinomycetales: Kitasatoa gen. nov. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1968; 21:616-625.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Streptomyces purpureus (Matsumae and Hata 1968) Goodfellow et al. 1986

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Kitasatoa kauaiensis Matsumae et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Streptomyces purpureus (Matsumae and Hata 1968) Goodfellow et al. 1986	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Kitasatoa nagasakiensis Matsumae and Hata 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Kitasatoa purpurea Matsumae and Hata 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Goodfellow et al. (1986), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Kitasatoa purpurea Matsumae and Hata 1968 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Goodfellow M, Williams ST, Alderson G. Transfer of Kitasatoa purpurea Matsumae and Hata to the genus Streptomyces as Streptomyces purpureus comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:65-66.
  • ⏲ According to Goodfellow et al. (1986), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces purpureus (Matsumae and Hata 1968) Goodfellow et al. 1986. Publication: Goodfellow M, Williams ST, Alderson G. Transfer of Kitasatoa purpurea Matsumae and Hata to the genus Streptomyces as Streptomyces purpureus comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:65-66.
  • ❗ Kitasatoa diplospora 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 Kitasatoa.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Kitasatoa Matsumae and Hata 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Matsumae A, Ohtani M, Takeshima H, Hata T. A new genus of the Actinomycetales: Kitasatoa gen. nov. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1968; 21:616-625.

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Record number: 777112