Name: Spongiactinospora gelatinilytica (Saygin et al. 2019) Ay et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desertiactinospora gelatinilytica Saygin et al. 2019

Etymology: ge.la.ti.ni.ly’ti.ca. N.L. neut. n. gelatinum, gelatin; Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. lytica, dissolving; N.L. fem. adj. gelatinilytica, gelatin-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: spon-gi-ak-ti-NO-spo-ra ge-la-ti-ni-LY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: 7K107; DSM 107423; JCM 32585; KCTC 49108

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG770767 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ay H, Saygin H, Sahin N. Phylogenomic revision of the family Streptosporangiaceae, reclassification of Desertactinospora gelatinilytica as Spongiactinospora gelatinilytica comb. nov. and a taxonomic home for the genus Sinosporangium in the family Streptosporangiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2562-2572. 🇹🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4050-4060.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desertactinospora gelatinilytica corrig. Saygin et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Desertiactinospora gelatinilytica Saygin et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.24295 (N = 16).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Spongiactinospora Li et al. 2019

Assigned by: Ay H, Saygin H, Sahin N. Phylogenomic revision of the family Streptosporangiaceae, reclassification of Desertactinospora gelatinilytica as Spongiactinospora gelatinilytica comb. nov. and a taxonomic home for the genus Sinosporangium in the family Streptosporangiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2562-2572. 🇹🇷

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