Actinospica

Actinospica is a genus in the phylum Actinomycetota (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Actinospica derives from: Greek noun  (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.

Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * 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.)
 * 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