Name: "Sapromyces" Sabin 1941

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Gender: masculine (stem: Sapromycet-)

Type species: "Sapromyces laidlawi" Sabin 1941

Original publication: Sabin AB. THE FILTRABLE MICROORGANISMS OF THE PLEUROPNEUMONIA GROUP. Bacteriol Rev 1941; 5:1-67.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Acholeplasma Edward and Freundt 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Tullyiplasma" Gupta et al. 2019	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Alteracholeplasma Watanabe et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Paracholeplasma Watanabe et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Haploplasma Watanabe et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Acholeplasma Edward and Freundt 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the family "Sapromycetaceae" Sabin 1941. Publication: Sabin AB. THE FILTRABLE MICROORGANISMS OF THE PLEUROPNEUMONIA GROUP: (Appendix to Section on Classification and Nomenclature). Bacteriol Rev 1941; 5:331-335.
  • Sabin (1941) assigned this genus to the family "Sapromycetaceae" Sabin 1941. Publication: Sabin AB. THE FILTRABLE MICROORGANISMS OF THE PLEUROPNEUMONIA GROUP: (Appendix to Section on Classification and Nomenclature). Bacteriol Rev 1941; 5:331-335.
  • Sabin (1941) assigned this genus to the family "Saprophytaceae". Publication: Sabin AB. THE FILTRABLE MICROORGANISMS OF THE PLEUROPNEUMONIA GROUP. Bacteriol Rev 1941; 5:1-67.
  • For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Acholeplasma Edward and Freundt 1970 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Edward DG, Freundt EA. Amended nomenclature for strains related to Mycoplasma laidlawii. J Gen Microbiol 1970; 62:1-2.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Sapromycqa".
  • The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NCTC: 1; IFO: 1; NBRC: 1; CIP: 1; ATCC: 1; DSM: 1.
  • Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "SPMY" 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.

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
    "Sapromyces laidlawi" Sabin 1941	not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists	synonym (and no standing)

Parent taxon: Acholeplasmataceae Edward and Freundt 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Edward DG, Freundt EA. Amended nomenclature for strains related to Mycoplasma laidlawii. J Gen Microbiol 1970; 62:1-2.

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Record number: 15239