Name: Thermomonospora echinospora (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Nouioui et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Microbispora echinospora Nonomura and Ohara 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: e.chi.no’spo.ra. L. masc. n. echinus, sea urchin; Gr. fem. n. spora, seed; N.L. fem. adj. echinospora, spiny spore

Pronunciation, gender: e-k^hi-NO-spo-ra, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27300; BCRC 12547; CCRC 12547; DSM 43163; HUT 6548; IFO 14042; JCM 3148; KCTC 9313; NBRC 14042

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ420135 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Actinomadura echinospora" (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Miyadoh et al. 1990	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Actinomadura echinospora (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Kroppenstedt et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Microbispora echinospora Nonomura and Ohara 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Thermomonospora Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

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: 798313