Name: Spirochaeta Ehrenberg 1835 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: Spi.ro.chae’ta. Gr. fem. n. speîra, a coil; Gr. fem. n. chaitê; N.L. fem. n. Spirochaeta, coiled hair
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Spirochaet-), spi-ro-KHA͡E-ta
Type species: Spirochaeta plicatilis Ehrenberg 1835 (Approved Lists 1980)
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication: Ehrenberg CG. Dritter Beitrag zur Erkenntniss grosser Organisation in der Richtung des kleinsten Raumes. Abhandlungen der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (Berlin) aus den Jahren 1833-1835 1835; 1833-1835:143-336.
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
Taxonomic status: correct name
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| Winmispira Podosokorskaya et al. 2025 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
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Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2381-2382.
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Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3607-3609.
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Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 22. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2028-2029.
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Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 11
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 24
Total number of child taxa: 52
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Spirochaeta africana Zhilina et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Spirochaeta alkalica Zhilina et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Spirochaeta americana Hoover et al. 2003 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Spirochaeta anserina" Sakharoff 1891 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Spirochaeta asiatica Zhilina et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Spirochaeta aurantia (ex Vinzent 1926) Canale-Parola 1980 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Spirochaeta bajacaliforniensis Fracek and Stolz 2004 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Spirochaeta biflexa" Wolbach and Binger 1914 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Spirochaeta caldaria corrig. Pohlschröder et al. 1995 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Spirochaeta caldarium Pohlschröder et al. 1995 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| "Spirochaeta carteri" Hauduroy et al. 1953 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Spirochaeta caucasica" Kandelaki 1945 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Spirochaeta cellobiosiphila Breznak and Warnecke 2008 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Spirochaeta coccoides Dröge et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Spirochaeta crocidurae" Leger 1917 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Spirochaeta dipodilli" Heisch 1950 | not validly published | synonym |
| Spirochaeta dissipatitropha Pikuta et al. 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Spirochaeta dugesi" Mazzotti 1949 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| "Spirochaeta dugesii" corrig. Mazzotti 1949 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Spirochaeta graingeri" Heisch 1953 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Spirochaeta halophila Greenberg and Canale-Parola 1977 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Spirochaeta harveyi" Garnham 1947 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Spirochaeta hermsi" Davis 1942 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| "Spirochaeta hermsii" corrig. Davis 1942 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Spirochaeta interrogans" Stimson 1907 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Spirochaeta isovalerica Harwood and Canale-Parola 1983 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Spirochaeta latyschewi" Sofiev 1941 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| "Spirochaeta latyschewii" corrig. Sofiev 1941 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Spirochaeta litoralis (ex Hespell and Canale-Parola 1970) Canale-Parola 1980 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Spirochaeta lutea Shivani et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Spirochaeta microti" Rafyi 1946 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Spirochaeta microti" Rafyi 1947 | not validly published | synonym |
| "Spirochaeta muris" Wenyon 1906 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Spirochaeta odontotermitis Sravanthi et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Spirochaeta pallida" Schaudinn and Hoffmann 1905 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Spirochaeta paraluiscuniculi" Jacobsthal 1920 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Spirochaeta parkeri" Davis 1942 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Spirochaeta perfilievii Dubinina et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| "Spirochaeta persica" Dschunkowsky 1913 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Spirochaeta pertenuis" Castellani 1905 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| "Spirochaeta phagedenis" Noguchi 1912 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Spirochaeta plicatilis Ehrenberg 1835 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Spirochaeta psychrophila Miyazaki et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Spirochaeta sinaica Dubinina et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Spirochaeta smaragdinae Magot et al. 1998 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Spirochaeta sphaeroplastigenens Vishnuvardhan Reddy et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Spirochaeta stenostrepta corrig. Zuelzer 1912 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Spirochaeta stenostreptum Zuelzer 1912 (Approved Lists 1980) | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| "Spirochaeta theileri" Laveran 1903 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Spirochaeta thermophila Aksenova et al. 1992 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Spirochaeta turicatae" Brumpt 1933 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
| Spirochaeta zuelzerae (ex Veldkamp 1960) Canale-Parola 1980 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Parent taxon: Spirochaetaceae Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
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