Actinocorallia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinobacteria |
Class: | Actinobacteria |
Subclass: | Actinobacteridae |
Order: | Actinomycetales |
Suborder: | Streptosporangineae |
Family: | Thermomonosporaceae |
Genus: | Actinocorallia |
Type species | |
A. herbida |
Actinocorallia is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).
The name Actinocorallia derives from:
Greek noun 'aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος), a beam; Latin noun corallium, coral; New Latin feminine gender noun Actinocorallia, meaning an actinomycete microorganism that forms sporophores resembling coral.
The genus contains 7 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely