Name: Verrucosispora wenchangensis Xie et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: wen.chang.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. wenchangensis, of or belonging to Wenchang, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: wen-k^han͡g-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: 234402; CCTCC AA 2011018; DSM 45674; JCM 31041

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ123435 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Xie QY, Lin HP, Li L, Brown R, Goodfellow M, Deng Z, Hong K. Verrucosispora wenchangensis sp. nov., isolated from mangrove soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 102:1-7.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Micromonospora trujilloniae Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Micromonospora trujilloniae Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Verrucosispora wenchangensis 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. — 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 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The epithet wenchangensis is a neo-Latin feminine adjective, not a neo-Latin masculine adjective as cited in the effective publication. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.

Parent taxon: Verrucosispora Rheims et al. 1998

Assigned by: Xie QY, Lin HP, Li L, Brown R, Goodfellow M, Deng Z, Hong K. Verrucosispora wenchangensis sp. nov., isolated from mangrove soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 102:1-7.

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Record number: 790176