Actinosynnema
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetia
Order:	Pseudonocardiales
Family:	Pseudonocardiaceae
Genus:	Actinosynnema Hasegawa et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)[1]
Type species
Actinosynnema mirum Hasegawa et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)
Species
See text.

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

Etymology

The name Actinosynnema derives from:
Greek noun aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος), beam =actinomycete-like bacterium; Greek prep. syn, in company with, together with; Greek noun nema, thread; N.Greek noun synnema, threads wrapping together, synnema; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun Actinosynnema, indicates a synnema-forming actinomycete.^[3]

Species

The genus contains 2 species, namely^[3]

• A. mirum Hasegawa et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980) (Latin neuter gender adjective mirum, marvellous, wonderful.)^[1]
• A. pretiosum Hasegawa et al. 1983 (Latin neuter gender adjective pretiosum, precious.)^[4]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

References