Name: Acholeplasma Edward and Freundt 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: Gr. pref. a-, not, without; Gr. n. cholĂȘ, bile; Gr. neut. n. plasma, anything formed or moulded, image, figure; N.L. neut. n. Acholeplasma, intended to mean that cholesterol, a constituent of bile, is not required
Type species: Acholeplasma laidlawii (Sabin 1941) Edward and Freundt 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Edward DG, Freundt EA. Amended nomenclature for strains related to Mycoplasma laidlawii. J Gen Microbiol 1970; 62:1-2.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
---|---|
"Tullyiplasma" Gupta et al. 2019 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published |
"Sapromyces" Sabin 1941 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 16
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 19
Total number of child taxa: 21
Parent taxon: Acholeplasmataceae Edward and Freundt 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Edward DG, Freundt EA. Amended nomenclature for strains related to Mycoplasma laidlawii. J Gen Microbiol 1970; 62:1-2.
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Record number: 515002