Name: Amorphosporangium globisporum Thiemann 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: glo.bi.spo’rum. N.L. neut. adj. suff. -sporum; N.L. neut. adj. globisporum, round spored

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 23056; DSM 43857; DSM 43894; IFO 13912; JCM 3186; NBRC 13912

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB037003 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Thiemann JE. A new species of the genus Amorphosporangium isolated from Italian soil. Mycopathol Mycol Appl 1967; 33:233-240.

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: Actinoplanes globisporus (Thiemann 1967) Stackebrandt and Kroppenstedt 1988

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Actinoplanes globisporus (Thiemann 1967) Stackebrandt and Kroppenstedt 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Amorphosporangium globisporum 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 Amorphosporangium.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Amorphosporangium Couch 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Thiemann JE. A new species of the genus Amorphosporangium isolated from Italian soil. Mycopathol Mycol Appl 1967; 33:233-240.

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Record number: 773174