Genus Serpula
Name: Serpula Stanton et al. 1991
Etymology: L. fem. n. Serpula, a little snake
Type species: Serpula hyodysenteriae (Harris et al. 1972) Stanton et al. 1991
Valid publication:
Stanton TB, Jensen NS, Casey TA, Tordoff LA, Dewhirst FE, Paster BJ. Reclassification of Treponema hyodysenteriae and Treponema innocens in a new genus, Serpula gen. nov., as Serpula hyodysenteriae comb. nov. and Serpula innocens comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:50-58. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published, illegitimate name
Correct name: Brachyspira Hovind-Hougen et al. 1983
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Brachyspira Hovind-Hougen et al. 1983 heterotypic synonym, validly published Serpulina Stanton 1992 homotypic synonym, validly published
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Notes:
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Later homonym of the fungal genus Serpula; illegitimate bacterial name (IJSEM 41:56).
Publication:
Stanton TB, Jensen NS, Casey TA, Tordoff LA, Dewhirst FE, Paster BJ. Reclassification of Treponema hyodysenteriae and Treponema innocens in a new genus, Serpula gen. nov., as Serpula hyodysenteriae comb. nov. and Serpula innocens comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:50-58.
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The name, Serpula Stanton et al. 1991, is illegitimate because of precedence of the fungal genus Serpula [Rule 51b(4)]. Consequently, a new genus designation, Serpulina, has been proposed by Stanton 1992.
Publication:
Stanton TB. Proposal to change the genus designation Serpula to Serpulina gen. nov. containing the species Serpulina hyodysenteriae comb. nov. and Serpulina innocens comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:189-190.
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Later homonym of the fungal genus Serpula; illegitimate bacterial name (IJSEM 41:56).
Publication:
Stanton TB, Jensen NS, Casey TA, Tordoff LA, Dewhirst FE, Paster BJ. Reclassification of Treponema hyodysenteriae and Treponema innocens in a new genus, Serpula gen. nov., as Serpula hyodysenteriae comb. nov. and Serpula innocens comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:50-58.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Serpula hyodysenteriae (Harris et al. 1972) Stanton et al. 1991 validly published, illegitimate name synonym Serpula innocens (Kinyon and Harris 1979) Stanton et al. 1991 validly published, illegitimate name synonym
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Parent taxon: Brachyspiraceae Paster 2012
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