| Actinosynnema | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | "Actinobacteria" |
| Class: | Actinobacteria |
| Subclass: | Actinobacteridae |
| Order: | Actinomycetales |
| Suborder: | Pseudonocardineae |
| Family: | Actinosynnemataceae |
| Genus: | Actinosynnema |
| Type species | |
| A. mirum |
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Actinosynnema is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).
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; New Latin neuter gender noun Actinosynnema, indicates a synnema-forming actinomycete.
The genus contains 2 species, namely