actinospica actinospica actinospica is a genus in the phylum actinomycetota (bacteria). actinospica scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: catenulisporales family: actinospicaceae genus: actinospicacavaletti et al. 2006 type species actinospica robiniaecavaletti et al. 2006 species see text. etymology the name actinospica derives from:greek noun aktis, aktinos (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. species the genus contains 2 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