Name: Entomospira Graña-Miraglia et al. 2024

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: En.to.mo.spi’ra. N.L. fem. n. Entomospira, insect inhabiting spiral bacteria

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Entomospir-), en-to-mo-SPI-ra

Type species: Entomospira culicis Graña-Miraglia et al. 2024

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Grana-Miraglia L, Sikutova S, Vancova M, Bily T, Fingerle V, Sing A, Castillo-Ramirez S, Margos G, Rudolf I. Spirochetes isolated from arthropods constitute a novel genus Entomospira genus novum within the order Spirochaetales. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17053.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 215. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Entomosptra"; "Enzamospira"; "Enzomospira".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 5; NCCB: 5; BR: 5.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 5

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Entomospira culicis Graña-Miraglia et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Entomospira entomophila corrig. Graña-Miraglia et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Entomospira entomophilus Graña-Miraglia et al. 2024	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Entomospira nematocera Graña-Miraglia et al. 2024	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Entomospira nematocerorum corrig. Graña-Miraglia et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Spirochaetaceae Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Grana-Miraglia L, Sikutova S, Vancova M, Bily T, Fingerle V, Sing A, Castillo-Ramirez S, Margos G, Rudolf I. Spirochetes isolated from arthropods constitute a novel genus Entomospira genus novum within the order Spirochaetales. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17053.

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Record number: 43625