acrocarpospora acrocarpospora acrocarpospora is a genus in the phylum actinomycetota (bacteria). the major respiratory quinone is menaquinone mk-9(h(4)) and use madurose, an actinomycete whole-cell sugar. acrocarpospora scientific classification kingdom: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: streptosporangiales family: streptosporangiaceae genus: acrocarpospora type species a. pleiomorpha etymology the name acrocarpospora derives from:greek adjective akros, uttermost, topmost, highest, at the top, end; greek noun karpos, fruit; greek feminine gender noun spora, a seed, and in biology a spore; neo-latin feminine gender noun acrocarpospora, an organism forming spores like fruits on the terminal mycelium. species the genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely a. corrugata ( (williams and sharples 1976) tamura et al. 2000; latin feminine gender participle adjective corrugata, ridged (spores).) a. macrocephala ( tamura et al. 2000; greek adjective makrokephalos, long-headed; neo-latin feminine gender noun macrocephala, large head.) a. pleiomorpha ( tamura et al. 2000, (type species of the genus).; greek adjective pleios, full; greek noun morphē, form, shape; neo-latin feminine gender adjective pleiomorpha, pleiomorphic, in various shapes.)