Genus Mycoplasma

Name: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: My.co.plas’ma. Gr. masc. n. mykês, mushroom or other fungus; Gr. neut. n. plasma, anything formed or moulded, image, figure; N.L. neut. n. Mycoplasma, fungus form

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Mycoplasmat-), my-ko-PLAS-ma

Type species: Mycoplasma mycoides (Borrel et al. 1910) Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nowak J. Morphologie, nature et cycle évolutif du microbe de la péripneumonie des bovidés. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1929; 43:1330-1352.

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, conserved name

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Emendations:
  • Gupta et al. 2018 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. 🇨🇦 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
    Notes:
    • ⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 78 species from the genus.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class Mollicutes Edward and Freundt 1967 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Edward DGf, Freundt EA. Proposal for Mollicutes as Name of the class established for the order Mycoplasmatales. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1967; 17:267-268.
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Mycoplasmataceae Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Freundt EA. The classification of the Pleuropneumonia group of organisms (Borrelomycetales). International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy 1955; 5:67-78.
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order Mycoplasmatales Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Freundt EA. The classification of the Pleuropneumonia group of organisms (Borrelomycetales). International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy 1955; 5:67-78.
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the phylum Mycoplasmatota Murray 2021. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056. 🇮🇱
  • 🧕 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.
  • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith and Chao (2020) assigned this genus to the class "Bacillia" Cavalier-Smith 2020. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T, Chao EE. Multidomain ribosomal protein trees and the planctobacterial origin of neomura (eukaryotes, archaebacteria). Protoplasma 2020; 257:621-753. 🇬🇧
  • 🧕 Freundt (1955) assigned this genus to the order Mycoplasmatales Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Freundt EA. The classification of the pleuropneumonia group of organisms (Borrelomycetales). International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy 1955; 5:67-78.
  • 🧕 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned this genus to the phylum Mycoplasmatota Murray 2021. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056. 🇮🇱
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus [Asterococcus]. Publication: Borrel A, Dujardin-Beaumetz E, Jeantet P, Jouan C. Le microbe de la péripneumonie. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1910; 24:168-179.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Alycoplasma"; "Eycoplasma"; "Maconlasma"; "Mdvcoplasma"; "Mjcoplasma"; "Mjvoplasma"; "Mlycoplasma"; "Mpoplasma"; "Mvcoplasma"; "Mycaplasma"; "Mycnplasma"; "Mycolasma"; "Mycopbsma"; "Mycophsma"; "Mycoplama"; "Mycoplasiiva"; "Mycoplasina"; "Mycoplasiw"; "Mycoplasmo"; "Mycoplasmti"; "Mycoplasmu"; "Mycoplasnia"; "Mycoplasnza"; "Mycoplasrna"; "Mycoplastiia"; "Mycoplasua"; "Mycoplasw"; "Mycoplaxma"; "Mycoplcma"; "Mycoplcsma"; "Mycoplfwma"; "Mycoplmma"; "Mycoplosma"; "Mycoplssma"; "Mycoplusma"; "Mycoplusnta"; "Mycoplusrna"; "Mycopusma"; "Mycuplasma"; "Myeoplasma"; "Myocopalsma"; "Myocoplasma"; "Myoplasma"; "Myplasma"; "Myroplasma".
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: May M, Brown DR. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Mollicutes: Minutes of the closed meeting, 8 July 2018, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2169-2171. 🇺🇸
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Bradbury JM. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of mollicutes. Minutes of the interim meetings, 13 and 19 July 2000, Fukuoka, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001; 51:2227-2230.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: May M, Brown DR. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Mollicutes. Minutes of the closed meeting, 3rd July 2016, Brisbane, Australia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2482-2484. 🇺🇸
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: May M, Brown DR. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Mollicutes: minutes of the meetings (closed and open), 1 and 5 June 2014, Blumenau SC, Brazil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3904-3906. 🇺🇸
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Firrao G, Brown DR. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Mollicutes: Minutes of the meetings, July 15th and 19th 2012, Toulouse, France. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2361-2364. 🇺🇸
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Johansson KE. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Mollicutes. Minutes of the meetings, 21 and 28 July 1998, Sydney, Australia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1393-1397.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Tully J. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology: Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Mollicutes. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1993; 43:394-397.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Gasparich GE, Kuo C-H, Manso-Silván L, Blanchard A, Balish MF. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Mollicutes: minutes of the closed meeting, 7 July 2024, Gran Canaria, Spain. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2024; 74:0. 🇺🇸
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Gasparich GE, Kuo CH, Manso-Silvan L, Blanchard A, Balish MF. Corrigendum: International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Mollicutes: minutes of the closed meeting, 7 July 2024, Gran Canaria, Spain. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6662. 🇺🇸
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Ramirez et al. (2023), Ramirez et al. (2020), Spergser et al. (2025), Brown et al. (2006), Volokhov et al. (2022). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 136; NCTC: 123; DSM: 61; CIP: 27; NBRC: 24; IFO: 24; CCUG: 5; H: 2; MCCM: 1; BH: 1.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "ovine/caprine serogroup 11: 1 animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "haemolamae'' sp. nov.: 1 Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for United States has been imported on 2024-02-09. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "except Mycoplasma mycoides and Mycoplasma agalactiae which are restricted animal pathogens: 2; default: 2 except Mycoplasma mycoides and Mycoplasma agalactiae which are restricted animal pathogens". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "MYPL" 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.
  • 🧍 Conserved name (Judicial Opinion 22). It was also noted in this Opinion that the name over which Mycoplasma was conserved, Asterococcus Borrel et al. 1910, contravenes the Code. Current revisions of the Code would imply that a name that is not legitimate may not be used anyway, hence conservation over a name that is not legitimate is unnecessary. Publication: Judicial Commission. Judicial Opinion No. 22. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1958; 8:166-168.
  • 🧍 The Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Mollicutes discussed the impact on the nomenclature of the Mollicutes of recent taxonomic studies on Mycoplasma mycoides indicating that it needed reclassification. Because Mycoplasma mycoides is the type species of the genus, any change in its name would have an impact on the names of all other organisms belonging to the genus, with noteworthy consequences on quarantine procedures and regulations. In order to avoid the social health issues that can arise following the renaming of regulated micro-organisms, a possible solution would be to define a new type species for the genus Mycoplasma. This option was discussed by the Subcommittee. Different opinions were expressed and no final recommendation was given. Publication: Firrao G, Brown R. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Mollicutes. Minutes of the meetings, 11 and 16 July 2010, Chianciano Terme, Italy. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2011; 61:695-697. 🇺🇸

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 53
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 142
Total number of child taxa: 242

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Mycoplasma adleri Del Giudice et al. 1995	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma agalactiae corrig. (Wroblewski 1931) Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma agassizii Brown et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma alkalescens Leach 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma alligatoris Brown et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma alvi Gourlay et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma amphoriforme Pitcher et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma anatis Roberts 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma anseris Bradbury et al. 1988	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma anserisalpingitidis Volokhov et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma aoti" Barker et al. 2011	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Mycoplasma aquilae Spergser et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma arginini Barile et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma arthritidis (Sabin 1941) Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma auris Da Massa et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma bovigenitalium Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Mycoplasma bovimastitidis" Jain et al. 1967	not validly published	preferred name
    Mycoplasma bovirhinis Leach 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma bovis (Hale et al. 1962) Askaa and Ernø 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma bovoculi Langford and Leach 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma bradburyae Ramírez et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma buccale Freundt et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma buteonis Poveda et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma californicum Jasper et al. 1981	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma canadense Langford et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma canis Edward 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Mycoplasma capri" El Nasri 1966	not validly published	preferred name
    Mycoplasma capricolum Tully et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma caviae Hill 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma cavipharyngis Hill 1989	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma ciconiae Möller Palau-Ribes et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma citelli Rose et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma cloacale Bradbury and Forrest 1984	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Mycoplasma coccoides" (Schilling 1928) Neimark et al. 2005	not validly published	synonym
    Mycoplasma collis Hill 1983	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma columbinasale Jordan et al. 1982	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma columbinum Shimizu et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma columborale Shimizu et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma conjunctivae Barile et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma corallicola" Neulinger et al. 2009	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma coregoni" corrig. Rasmussen et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Mycoplasma corogypsi Panangala et al. 1993	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma cottewii Da Massa et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma cricetuli Hill 1983	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma crocodyli Kirchhoff et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma cynos Rosendal 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma didelphidis" corrig. Pontarolo et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Mycoplasma dispar Gourlay and Leach 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma edwardii Tully et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma elephantis Kirchhoff et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma ellychniae Tully et al. 1989	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma enhydrae Volokhov et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma equigenitalium Kirchhoff 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma equirhinis Allam and Lemcke 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma erythrocervae" Watanabe et al. 2010	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Mycoplasma falconis Poveda et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma fastidiosum Lemcke and Poland 1980	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma faucium Freundt et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma felifaucium Hill 1988	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma feliminutum Heyward et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma felis Cole et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma feriruminatoris Jores et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma fermentans Edward 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma flocculare Meyling and Friis 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Mycoplasma freundtii" (Tully et al. 1998) Krieg et al. 2010	not validly published	synonym
    Mycoplasma gallinaceum Jordan et al. 1982	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma gallinarum Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma gallisepticum Edward and Kanarek 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma gallopavonis Jordan et al. 1982	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma gateae Cole et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma genitalium Tully et al. 1983	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma girerdii" Fettweis et al. 2014	not validly published	synonym
    Mycoplasma glycophilum Forrest and Bradbury 1984	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Mycoplasma granularum" Switzer 1964	not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists	synonym
    Mycoplasma gypis Poveda et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoalbiventris" Ballados-Gonzalez et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematobovis" corrig. Tagawa et al. 2008	not validly published	synonym
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematocervi" corrig. Watanabe et al. 2010	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematocontesinii" Baggio-Souza et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematodidelphidis" corrig. Messick et al. 2002	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematohagiwarae" Baggio-Souza et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematohominis" corrig. Millán et al. 2015	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematohydrochaerus" Ikeda et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematohydrochoeri" corrig. Vieira et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematohydrochoerus" Vieira et al. 2021	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematolamae" corrig. Messick et al. 2002	not validly published	synonym
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematolongicaudis" Baggio-Souza et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematomacacae" corrig. Maggi et al. 2013	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematomaximus" de Oliveira et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematomelis" corrig. Harasawa et al. 2014	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematominiopteri" corrig. Millán et al. 2015	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematominutum" corrig. Foley and Pedersen 2001	not validly published	synonym
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematomyotis" Volokhov et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematonasua" Collere et al. 2021	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematonasuae" corrig. Collere et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum" Sykes et al. 2005	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematophyllostomi" Volokhov et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematopipistrellus" Millán et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematosphigguri" corrig. Valente et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematotapirus" Mongruel et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoterrestris" Mongruel et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematotetradactyla" de Oliveira et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematovis" corrig. Hornok et al. 2009	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematozalophi" corrig. Volokhov et al. 2011	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemoalbiventris" Pontarolo et al. 2021	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos" Tagawa et al. 2008	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobovis" Meli et al. 2010	not validly published	preferred name
    "Mycoplasma haemocanis" Messick et al. 2002	not validly published	synonym
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemocervae" Watanabe et al. 2010	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemodidelphidis" Messick et al. 2002	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Mycoplasma haemofelis" Neimark et al. 2002	not validly published	synonym
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemofelis" Neimark et al. 2001	not validly published	synonym
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemohominis" Steer et al. 2011	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemolamae" Messick et al. 2002	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemomacaque" Maggi et al. 2013	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemomeles" Harasawa et al. 2014	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum" Foley and Pedersen 2001	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Mycoplasma haemomuris" Neimark et al. 2002	not validly published	synonym
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemomuris" Neimark et al. 2001	not validly published	synonym
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemoparvum" Kenny et al. 2004	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemosphiggurus" Valente et al. 2021	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Mycoplasma haemosuis" (Splitter 1950) Neimark et al. 2002	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemosuis" Neimark et al. 2001	not validly published	synonym
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemotarandirangiferis" Stoffregen et al. 2006	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemovis" Hornok et al. 2009	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemozalophi" Volokhov et al. 2011	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Mycoplasma hafezii Ziegler et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma haliaeeti Spergser et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma hemohominis" Millán et al. 2015	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma hemominopterus" Millán et al. 2015	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Mycoplasma hominis (Freundt 1953) Edward 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma hyopharyngis Erickson et al. 1986	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Maré and Switzer 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma hyorhinis Switzer 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma hyosynoviae Ross and Karmon 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma iguanae Brown et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma imitans Bradbury et al. 1993	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Mycoplasma incognitus" Lo et al. 1989	not validly published	preferred name
    Mycoplasma indiense Hill 1993	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma iners Edward and Kanarek 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma insons May et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma iowae Jordan et al. 1982	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma kahanei" Neimark et al. 2002	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Mycoplasma lactucae Rose et al. 1990	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma lagogenitalium Kobayashi et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Mycoplasma laidlawii" (Sabin 1941) Freundt 1955	not validly published	synonym
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma lavaretus" Rasmussen et al. 2021	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Mycoplasma leachii Manso-Silván et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma leocaptivus Hill 1992	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Mycoplasma leonicaptivi corrig. Hill 1992	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma leopharyngis Hill 1992	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma liparidae" Lian et al. 2020	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma liparidarum" corrig. Lian et al. 2020	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Mycoplasma lipofaciens Bradbury et al. 1983	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma lipophilum Del Giudice et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma lucivorax Williamson et al. 1990	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma luminosum Williamson et al. 1990	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma maculosum Edward 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma mahonii" Aroh et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name
    Mycoplasma marinum Ramírez et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma melaleucae Tully et al. 1990	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma meleagridis Yamamoto et al. 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma microti Brown et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma milvi Spergser et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma miroungigenitalium Volokhov et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma miroungirhinis Volokhov et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma moatsii Madden et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma mobile Kirchhoff et al. 1987	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma molare Rosendal 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma mucosicanis Spergser et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma muris McGarrity et al. 1983	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma mustelae Salih et al. 1983	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma mycoides (Borrel et al. 1910) Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP, lectotype	correct name
    Mycoplasma nasistruthionis Spergser et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma neophronis Suárez-Pérez et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma neurolyticum (Sabin 1941) Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Mycoplasma oculi" Leach 1973	not validly published	preferred name
    Mycoplasma opalescens Rosendal 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma orale Taylor-Robinson et al. 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae Carmichael et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Mycoplasma ovis" (Neitz et al. 1934) Neimark et al. 2004	not validly published	synonym
    Mycoplasma oxoniense corrig. Hill 1991	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma oxoniensis Hill 1991	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Mycoplasma paraquilae Spergser et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Mycoplasma parvum" (Splitter 1950) Do Nascimento et al. 2013	not validly published	synonym
    Mycoplasma penetrans Lo et al. 1992	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma phocacerebrale Giebel et al. 1991	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Mycoplasma phocae corrig. Ruhnke and Madoff 1992	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma phocarhinis Giebel et al. 1991	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Mycoplasma phocicerebrale corrig. Giebel et al. 1991	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma phocidae Ruhnke and Madoff 1992	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Mycoplasma phocimorsus Skafte-Holm et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma phocirhinis corrig. Giebel et al. 1991	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma phocoenae Volokhov et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma phocoeninasale Volokhov et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma pirum Del Giudice et al. 1985	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma pneumoniae Somerson et al. 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Mycoplasma pneumophila" Lyerova et al. 2008	not validly published	preferred name
    "Mycoplasma pogonae" Crossland et al. 2018	not validly published	preferred name
    Mycoplasma primatum Del Giudice et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma procyoni Volokhov et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma pullorum Jordan et al. 1982	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma pulmonis (Sabin 1941) Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma putrefaciens Tully et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma ravipulmonis" Neimark et al. 1998	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Mycoplasma razini Spergser et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma salivarium Edward 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma salmoniae" Rasmussen et al. 2021	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma salmoniarum" corrig. Rasmussen et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Mycoplasma seminis Fischer et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma simbae Hill 1992	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma somnilux Williamson et al. 1990	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma spermatophilum Hill 1991	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Mycoplasma sphenisci" Frasca et al. 2005	not validly published	preferred name
    Mycoplasma spumans Edward 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma struthionis Spergser et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma sturni Forsyth et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma sualvi Gourlay et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma subdolum Lemcke and Kirchhoff 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Mycoplasma suidaniae" Friis 1970	not validly published	preferred name
    "Mycoplasma suis" corrig. (Splitter 1950) Neimark et al. 2002	not validly published	synonym
    Mycoplasma synoviae Olson et al. 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Mycoplasma tauri Spergser et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma testudineum Brown et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mycoplasma testudinis Hill 1985	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Mycoplasma timone" Schabereiter-Gurtner et al. 2008	not validly published	preferred name
    "Mycoplasma todarodis" Ramírez et al. 2019	not validly published	synonym
    Mycoplasma todarodis Ramírez et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Mycoplasma tracheobuteonis" Kugler et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma tructae" Mora-Sánchez et al. 2020	not validly published	preferred name
    Mycoplasma tullyi Yavari et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma turicense" corrig. Willi et al. 2006	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis" Willi et al. 2006	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Mycoplasma urealyticum" Shabynina et al. 1993	not validly published	preferred name
    Mycoplasma verecundum Gourlay et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Mycoplasma volis" Dillehay et al. 1995	not validly published	preferred name
    "Mycoplasma vulturii" Oaks et al. 2004	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Mycoplasma wenyonii" Neimark et al. 2001	not validly published	synonym
    "Mycoplasma wenyonii" (Adler and Ellenbogen 1934) Neimark and Kocan 1997	not validly published	synonym
    "Mycoplasma wenyonii" (Adler and Ellenbogen 1934) Neimark et al. 2002	not validly published	synonym
    Mycoplasma yeatsii Da Massa et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Mycoplasma zalophi" Haulena et al. 2006	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Mycoplasmataceae Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Freundt EA. The classification of the pleuropneumonia group of organisms (Borrelomycetales). International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy 1955; 5:67-78.

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