Name: "Actinomyces lavendulae subsp. grasserius" Kuchaeva et al. 1961

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: gras.se.ri.us. N.L. masc. adj. grasserius, grasserial (referring to the activity of the organism against silkworm jaundice virus)

Gender: masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 15875; ATCC 25457; CBS 690.69; DSM 40385; IFO 13045; JCM 4056; JCM 4556; NBRC 13045; NRRL B-3072; NRRL B-3372; NRRL ISP-5385; RIA 1237; RIA 746; VKM Ac-1178

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Original publication: Kuchaeva AG, Krassilnikov NA, Taptykova SD, Gesheva RL. On the systematics of the Actinomyces of the lavendulae group (in Russian). Izvestiya Na Mikrobiologicheskiya Institut, Bulgarian Academy of sciences, Class of Biological sciences, Sofia 1961; 13:103-124.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Streptomyces lavendulae subsp. colombiensis (Pridham et al. 1958) Komaki 2026

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptoverticillium distallicum Locci et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Streptomyces distallicus (Locci et al. 1969) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Streptomyces lavendulae subsp. colombiensis (Pridham et al. 1958) Komaki 2026	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Streptomyces colombiensis Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Streptomyces lavendulae subsp. grasserius (Kuchaeva et al. 1961) Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Komaki (2026), this subspecies is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces lavendulae subsp. colombiensis (Pridham et al. 1958) Komaki 2026. Publication: Komaki H. Five new combinations and emended descriptions of two species related to subspecies in the genus Streptomyces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7056. 🇯🇵
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7121.

Parent taxon: "Actinomyces lavendulae" Waksman and Curtis 1916

Assigned by: Kuchaeva AG, Krassilnikov NA, Taptykova SD, Gesheva RL. On the systematics of the Actinomyces of the lavendulae group (in Russian). Izvestiya Na Mikrobiologicheskiya Institut, Bulgarian Academy of sciences, Class of Biological sciences, Sofia 1961; 13:103-124.

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