Name: Thermomonospora alba (Locci et al. 1967) Cross and Goodfellow 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinobifida alba" Locci et al. 1967

Etymology: al’ba. L. fem. adj. alba, white

Pronunciation, gender: AL-ba, feminine

Type strain: CIP 105591; DSM 43795; IFO 15853; IFO 16095; IPV 1900; JCM 3077; NBRC 15853; NBRC 16095

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16S rRNA gene: AF002260 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Cross T, Goodfellow M. Taxonomy and classification of the actinomycetes. In: Sykes G, Skinner FA (eds), Actinomycetales, Characteristics and Practical Importance, Academic Press, London, 1973, p. 11-112.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Thermobifida alba (Locci et al. 1967) Zhang et al. 1998

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thermobifida alba (Locci et al. 1967) Zhang et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Thermomonospora mesouviformis Nonomura and Ohara 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Actinobifida alba" Locci et al. 1967	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Zhang et al. (1998), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Thermomonospora mesouviformis Nonomura and Ohara 1974 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Zhang Z, Wang Y, Ruan J. Reclassification of Thermomonospora and Microtetraspora. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:411-422.
  • ❗ Thermomonospora alba is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Thermomonospora.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 12 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thermomonospora Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Cross T, Goodfellow M. Taxonomy and classification of the actinomycetes. In: Sykes G, Skinner FA (eds), Actinomycetales, Characteristics and Practical Importance, Academic Press, London, 1973, p. 11-112.

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