Name: Streptomyces benahoarensis Gonzalez-Pimentel et al. 2023
Etymology: be.na.ho.a.ren’sis. N.L. masc. adj. benahoarensis, originating from Benahoare, the Guanche name of La Palma, the island where both strains were isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes be-na-ho-a-REN-sis, masculine
Type strain: CECT 9805; DSM 110452; DSM 8002; MZ03-37
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Effective publication:
Gonzalez-Pimentel JL, Hermosin B, Saiz-Jimenez C, Jurado V. Streptomyces benahoarensis sp. nov. Isolated From a Lava Tube of La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:907816. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 212. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5931.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Streptomyces Waksman and Henrici 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Gonzalez-Pimentel JL, Hermosin B, Saiz-Jimenez C, Jurado V. Streptomyces benahoarensis sp. nov. Isolated From a Lava Tube of La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:907816. 🇪🇸
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