Name: Lentzea atacamensis (Okoro et al. 2010) Nouioui et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lechevalieria atacamensis Okoro et al. 2010

Etymology: a.ta.ca.men’sis. N.L. fem. adj. atacamensis, of or pertaining to the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, the source of the soil from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-ta-ka-MEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: C61; CGMCC 4.5536; DSM 45479; JCM 17492; NRRL B-24706

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU551684 Analyse FASTA

Effective 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. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

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

• Emendations:
  • Teo et al. 2021 Teo WFA, Tan GYA, Li WJ. Taxonomic note on the family Pseudonocardiaceae based on phylogenomic analysis and descriptions of Allosaccharopolyspora gen. nov. and Halosaccharopolyspora gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5075. 🇹🇭 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5165.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Teo et al. (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lentzea deserti (Okoro et al. 2010) Nouioui et al. 2018. Publication: Teo WFA, Tan GYA, Li WJ. Taxonomic note on the family Pseudonocardiaceae based on phylogenomic analysis and descriptions of Allosaccharopolyspora gen. nov. and Halosaccharopolyspora gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5075. 🇹🇭
  • ⏰ According to Teo et al. (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lechevalieria deserti Okoro et al. 2010. Publication: Teo WFA, Tan GYA, Li WJ. Taxonomic note on the family Pseudonocardiaceae based on phylogenomic analysis and descriptions of Allosaccharopolyspora gen. nov. and Halosaccharopolyspora gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5075. 🇹🇭
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5165.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Lentzea Yassin et al. 1995

Assigned by: 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. 🇩🇪

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