Name: Lechevalieria roselyniae Okoro et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ro.se.ly’ni.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. roselyniae, of Roselyn, named after Roselyn Brown for her many practical contributions to actinomycete systematics

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ro-se-LY-ni-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: C81; CGMCC 4.5537; DSM 45481; JCM 17494; NRRL B-24708

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU551683 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Okoro CK, Bull AT, Mutreja A, Rong X, Huang Y, Goodfellow M. Lechevalieria atacamensis sp. nov., Lechevalieria deserti sp. nov. and Lechevalieria roselyniae sp. nov., isolated from hyperarid soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:296-300. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1011-1012.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Lentzea roselyniae (Okoro et al. 2010) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lentzea roselyniae (Okoro et al. 2010) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Lechevalieria roselyniae 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 Lechevalieria.
  • 😷 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: Lechevalieria Labeda et al. 2001

Assigned by: Okoro CK, Bull AT, Mutreja A, Rong X, Huang Y, Goodfellow M. Lechevalieria atacamensis sp. nov., Lechevalieria deserti sp. nov. and Lechevalieria roselyniae sp. nov., isolated from hyperarid soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:296-300. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 788383