Name: "Oceanoplasma" Vohsen et al. 2024

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: O.ce.a.no.plas’ma. L. masc. n. oceanus, the ocean, members of this genus are associated with marine invertebrates; Gr. neut. n. plasma, molded, lacking a cell wall, conventional suffix for mollicutes; N.L. neut. n. Oceanoplasma, wall-less bacteria of the ocean

Gender: neuter (stem: Oceanoplasmat-)

Type species: "Oceanoplasma callogorgiae" Vohsen et al. 2024

Original publication: Vohsen SA, Gruber-Vodicka HR, Herrera S, Dubilier N, Fisher CR, Baums IB. Discovery of deep-sea coral symbionts from a novel clade of marine bacteria with severely reduced genomes. Nat Commun 2024; 15:9508. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Oceanoplasmataceae" Vohsen et al. 2024. Publication: Vohsen SA, Gruber-Vodicka HR, Herrera S, Dubilier N, Fisher CR, Baums IB. Discovery of deep-sea coral symbionts from a novel clade of marine bacteria with severely reduced genomes. Nat Commun 2024; 15:9508. 🇩🇪

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Oceanoplasma callogorgiae" Vohsen et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: "Oceanoplasmataceae" Vohsen et al. 2024

Assigned by: Vohsen SA, Gruber-Vodicka HR, Herrera S, Dubilier N, Fisher CR, Baums IB. Discovery of deep-sea coral symbionts from a novel clade of marine bacteria with severely reduced genomes. Nat Commun 2024; 15:9508. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 69163