Marinactinospora


Marinactinospora is a genus in the phylum Actinomycetota. It contains a single species, Marinactinospora thermotolerans. The species has a high tolerance for environmental temperatures, up to 55°C.

Etymology

The name Marinactinospora derives from the Latin adjective marinus, of or belonging to the sea; [Ancient Ancient Greek language|Greek language|Greek] noun aktis, aktinos , a beam; Greek noun spora , a seed, and in biology a spore; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Marinactinospora, marine and spored ray, referring to marine spore-forming actinomycete. The specific name derives from the Greek noun ''thermē

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature and National Center for Biotechnology Information.