Name: Micromonospora halophytica subsp. nigra Weinstein et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: ni’gra. L. fem. adj. nigra, black

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33088; DSM 43818; IFO 16103; JCM 8973; NBRC 16103; NCIMB 2225; NCMB 2225; NRRL 3097

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X92609 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Weinstein MJ, Luedemann GM, Oden EM, Wagman GH. Halomicin, a new Micromonospora-produced antibiotic. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1968; 1967:435-441.

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: Micromonospora nigra (Weinstein et al. 1968) Kasai et al. 2000

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Micromonospora nigra (Weinstein et al. 1968) Kasai et al. 2000	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Micromonospora halophytica subsp. nigra is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Micromonospora halophytica within a separate genus Micromonospora.
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Micromonospora halophytica Weinstein et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Weinstein MJ, Luedemann GM, Oden EM, Wagman GH. Halomicin, a new Micromonospora-produced antibiotic. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1968; 1967:435-441.

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Record number: 778190