Name: Malacoplasma Gupta et al. 2018

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ma.la.co.plas’ma. Gr. masc. adj. malakos, soft; Gr. neut. n. plasma, something formed or molded, a form; N.L. neut. n. Malacoplasma, soft form

Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Malacoplasmat-), ma-la-ko-PLAS-ma

Type species: Malacoplasma iowae (Jordan et al. 1982) Gupta et al. 2018

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gupta RS, Sawnani S, Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Oren A. Phylogenetic framework for the phylum Tenericutes based on genome sequence data: proposal for the creation of a new order Mycoplasmoidales ord. nov., containing two new families Mycoplasmoidaceae fam. nov. and Metamycoplasmataceae fam. nov. harbouring Eperythrozoon, Ureaplasma and five novel genera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1583-1630.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Jordan FTW, Erno H, Cottew GS, Hinz KH, Stipkovits L. Characterization and taxonomic description of five mycoplasma serovars (serotypes) of avian origin and their elevation to species rank and further evaluation of the taxonomic status of Mycoplasma synoviae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:108-115.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Malacoplasm".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 4; NCTC: 2; DSM: 2; CCUG: 1.
  • 🧍 See also Gupta and Oren (2020). The Request by Balish et al. (2019) was denied in Opinion 122 because it was concluded that the Request was based on a misinterpretation of the Code. Publication: Gupta RS, Oren A. Necessity and rationale for the proposed name changes in the classification of Mollicutes species. Reply to: 'Recommended rejection of the names Malacoplasma gen. nov., Mesomycoplasma gen. nov., Metamycoplasma gen. nov., Metamycoplasmataceae fam. nov., Mycoplasmoidaceae fam. nov., Mycoplasmoidales ord. nov., Mycoplasmoides gen. nov., Mycoplasmopsis gen. nov. [Gupta, Sawnani, Adeolu, Alnajar and Oren 2018] and all proposed species comb. nov. placed therein', by M. Balish et al. (Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 2019;69:3650-3653). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1431-1438.

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: 5

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Malacoplasma girerdii" Gupta et al. 2018	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Malacoplasma iowae (Jordan et al. 1982) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Malacoplasma microti (Brown et al. 2001) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Malacoplasma muris (McGarrity et al. 1983) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Malacoplasma penetrans (Lo et al. 1992) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Mycoplasmoidaceae Gupta et al. 2018

Assigned by: Gupta RS, Sawnani S, Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Oren A. Phylogenetic framework for the phylum Tenericutes based on genome sequence data: proposal for the creation of a new order Mycoplasmoidales ord. nov., containing two new families Mycoplasmoidaceae fam. nov. and Metamycoplasmataceae fam. nov. harbouring Eperythrozoon, Ureaplasma and five novel genera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1583-1630.

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