Name: "Schizoplasma" Furness et al. 1968

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Gender: neuter (stem: Schizoplasmat-)

Type species: "Schizoplasma pneumoniae" (Somerson et al. 1963) Furness et al. 1968

Original publication: Furness G, Pipes FJ, McMurtrey J. ANALYSIS OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE BY SYNCHRONIZED DIVISION AND BY ULTRAVIOLET AND X IRRADIATIONS. Journal of Infectious Diseases 1968; 118:7-13.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Mycoplasmoides Gupta et al. 2018

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mycoplasmoides Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Chen et al. (2013) assigned this genus to the family Mycoplasmataceae Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Chen Z, Ji W, Wang Y, Yan Y, Zhu H, Shao X, Xu J. Epidemiology and associations with climatic conditions of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydophila pneumoniae infections among Chinese children hospitalized with acute respiratory infections. Ital J Pediatr 2013; 39:34.
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Mycoplasmoides 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.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Scliizoplasma".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; IFO: 1; NBRC: 1; ATCC: 1; CIP: 1; NCTC: 1.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "SZPL" 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
    "Schizoplasma pneumoniae" (Somerson et al. 1963) Furness et al. 1968	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)

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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