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Species Micromonospora ferruginea
Name: Micromonospora ferruginea Back et al. 2021
Etymology: fer.ru.gi’ne.a. L. fem. adj. ferruginea, of the colour of iron rust, dark red, referring to the colour of the colonies
Pronunciation, gender: … fer-ru-GI-ne-a, feminine
Type strain: 28ISP2-46; DSM 111791; NCIMB 15402
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
Effective publication:
Back CR, Stennett HL, Williams SE, Wang L, Ojeda Gomez J, Abdulle OM, Duffy T, Neal C, Mantell J, Jepson MA, et al. A New Micromonospora Strain with Antibiotic Activity Isolated from the Microbiome of a Mid-Atlantic Deep-Sea Sponge. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:105. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 202. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5096.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
Correct name: Micromonospora robiginosa Back et al. 2024
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Micromonospora robiginosa Back et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 Micromonospora ferruginea Back et al. 2021 is illegitimate because it contravenes Rule 12b - see Micromonospora echinospora subsp. ferruginea Luedemann and Brodsky 1964 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Parent taxon: Micromonospora Ørskov 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Back CR, Stennett HL, Williams SE, Wang L, Ojeda Gomez J, Abdulle OM, Duffy T, Neal C, Mantell J, Jepson MA, et al. A New Micromonospora Strain with Antibiotic Activity Isolated from the Microbiome of a Mid-Atlantic Deep-Sea Sponge. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:105. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 24868
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