Name: Anaeroplasma Robinson et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: An.a.e.ro.plas’ma. Gr. pref. an-, not, without (here: inseparable prefix); Gr. masc. n. aêr, air; Gr. neut. n. plasma, anything formed or moulded, image, figure, form; N.L. neut. n. Anaeroplasma, a form not living in air, intended to mean anaerobic mycoplasma

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Anaeroplasmat-), an-a-e-ro-PLAS-ma

Type species: Anaeroplasma abactoclasticum Robinson et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Robinson IM, Allison MJ, Hartman PA. Anaeroplasma abactoclasticum gen. nov., sp. nov.: an obligately anaerobic mycoplasma from the rumen. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1975; 25:173-181.

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 under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Anaeroplasmataceae Robinson and Freundt 1987. Publication: Robinson IM, Freundt EA. Proposal for an amended classification of anaerobic mollicutes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:78-81.
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order Anaeroplasmatales Robinson and Freundt 1987. Publication: Robinson IM, Freundt EA. Proposal for an amended classification of anaerobic mollicutes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:78-81.
  • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith (1981) assigned this genus to the subkingdom "Eubacteria" Cavalier-Smith 1981. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. Eukaryote kingdoms: seven or nine? Biosystems 1981; 14:461-481.
  • 🧕 Robinson and Freundt (1987) assigned this genus to the order Anaeroplasmatales Robinson and Freundt 1987. Publication: Robinson IM, Freundt EA. Proposal for an amended classification of anaerobic mollicutes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:78-81.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Anacroplasma"; "Anaeroplusma"; "Artaeroplasma".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 4.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "ANRP" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Anaeroplasma abactoclasticum Robinson et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Anaeroplasma bactoclasticum (Robinson and Hungate 1973) Robinson and Allison 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Anaeroplasma intermedium Robinson and Freundt 1987	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Anaeroplasma varium Robinson and Freundt 1987	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Anaeroplasmataceae Robinson and Freundt 1987

Assigned by: Robinson IM, Freundt EA. Proposal for an amended classification of anaerobic mollicutes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:78-81.

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