Name: Verrucosispora andamanensis Supong et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: an.da.man.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. andamanensis, referring to the Andaman Sea, Thailand, the source of the type strain

Gender: feminine

Type strain: BCC 45620; DSM 46721; NBRC 109075; SP03-05

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX524154 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Supong K, Suriyachadkun C, Suwanborirux K, Pittayakhajonwut P, Thawai C. Verrucosispora andamanensis sp. nov., isolated from a marine sponge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3970-3974.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:313-315.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Micromonospora andamanensis (Supong et al. 2013) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Micromonospora andamanensis (Supong et al. 2013) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Verrucosispora andamanensis 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 Verrucosispora.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Verrucosispora Rheims et al. 1998

Assigned by: Supong K, Suriyachadkun C, Suwanborirux K, Pittayakhajonwut P, Thawai C. Verrucosispora andamanensis sp. nov., isolated from a marine sponge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3970-3974.

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Record number: 791293