Name: Metamycoplasma Gupta et al. 2018

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Me.ta.my.co.plas’ma. Gr. adv. meta, besides; N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma, a bacterial genus; N.L. neut. n. Metamycoplasma, besides Mycoplasma

Gender: neuter (stem: Metamycoplasmat-)

Type species: Metamycoplasma hominis (Freundt 1953) 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:
  • Nomenclatural type of the family Metamycoplasmataceae Gupta et al. 2018. 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.
  • The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus [Micromyces]. Publication: Freundt EA. The occurrence of micromyces (pleuropneumonia-like organisms) in the female genito-urinary tract; relation to the pH and general flora of the vagina. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand 1953; 32:468-480.
  • The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Edward DG. A suggested classification and nomenclature for organisms of the pleuropneumonia group. International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy 1955; 5:85-93.
  • The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 24; NCTC: 20; NBRC: 6; IFO: 6; DSM: 5.
  • 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.
  • The distinct name Mesomycoplasma from the same publication has a similar spelling. Publication: Angell RC, Freund GE, Willett P. Automatic spelling correction using a trigram similarity measure. Information Processing and Management 1983; 19:255-261.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 18
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 18
Total number of child taxa: 24

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Metamycoplasma alkalescens (Leach 1973) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Metamycoplasma anseris" (Bradbury et al. 1988) Gupta et al. 2018	not validly published
    Metamycoplasma arthritidis (Sabin 1941) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Metamycoplasma auris (Da Massa et al. 1994) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Metamycoplasma buccale (Freundt et al. 1974) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Metamycoplasma canadense (Langford et al. 1976) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Metamycoplasma cloacale (Bradbury and Forrest 1984) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Metamycoplasma equirhinis (Allam and Lemcke 1975) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Metamycoplasma falconis" (Poveda et al. 1994) Gupta et al. 2018	not validly published
    Metamycoplasma faucium (Freundt et al. 1974) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Metamycoplasma gateae (Cole et al. 1967) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Metamycoplasma gypis" (Poveda et al. 1994) Gupta et al. 2018	not validly published
    Metamycoplasma hominis (Freundt 1953) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Metamycoplasma hyosynoviae (Ross and Karmon 1970) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Metamycoplasma indiense" (Hill 1993) Gupta et al. 2018	not validly published
    Metamycoplasma neophronis (Suárez-Pérez et al. 2012) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Metamycoplasma orale (Taylor-Robinson et al. 1964) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Metamycoplasma phocae" (Ruhnke and Madoff 1992) Gupta et al. 2018	not validly published
    Metamycoplasma phocicerebrale (Giebel et al. 1991) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Metamycoplasma salivarium (Edward 1955) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Metamycoplasma spumans (Edward 1955) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Metamycoplasma sualvi (Gourlay et al. 1978) Gupta et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Metamycoplasma subdolum (Lemcke and Kirchhoff 1979) Gupta et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Metamycoplasma subdolum" (Lemcke and Kirchhoff 1979) Gupta et al. 2018	not validly published

Parent taxon: Metamycoplasmataceae 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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