Name: Microlunatus spumicola corrig. (Maszenan et al. 1999) Nouioui et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Friedmanniella spumicola Maszenan et al. 1999

Etymology: spu.mi’co.la. L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. spumicola, inhabitant of foam

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … spu-MI-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: ACM 5121; Ben 107; DSM 21308; JCM 16540; KACC 14247

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF062535 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
    Friedmanniella spumicola Maszenan et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Microlunatus spumicolus (Maszenan et al. 1999) Nouioui et al. 2018	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Microlunatus Nakamura 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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Record number: 798282