Actinospica

Actinospica is a genus in the phylum Actinomycetota (Bacteria).^[2]

Etymology

The name Actinospica derives from:
Greek noun aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος), a beam (=an actinomycete-like bacterium); Latin feminine gender noun spica, tuft; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Actinospica, an actinomycete with tufts of aerial hyphae.^[3]

Species

The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely^[3]

• A. acidiphila Cavaletti et al. 2006 (Neo-Latin noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; Neo-Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; Neo-Latin feminine gender adjective acidiphila, acid-loving.)^[1]
• A. robiniae Cavaletti et al. 2006 (Type species of the genus).; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Robinia, a genus of tree (as it was isolated from Robinia pseudoacacia); Neo-Latin feminine gender genitive case noun robiniae, of Robinia^[1]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

References