Order "Leptospirales"

Name: "Leptospirales" corrig. Gupta et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: order, ord. nov.

Etymology: Lep.to.spi.ra’les. N.L. fem. pl. n. Leptospirales, the Leptospira order

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lep-to-spi-RA-les, feminine

Type genus: Leptospira Noguchi 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)

Original publication: Gupta RS, Mahmood S, Adeolu M. A phylogenomic and molecular signature based approach for characterization of the phylum Spirochaetes and its major clades: proposal for a taxonomic revision of the phylum. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:217. 🇨🇦

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Leptospirales Gupta et al. 2014

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Leptospiriales" Gupta et al. 2013	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Leptospirales Gupta et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Turneriellales Chuvochina et al. 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class "Leptospiria" Cavalier-Smith 2020. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T, Chao EE. Multidomain ribosomal protein trees and the planctobacterial origin of neomura (eukaryotes, archaebacteria). Protoplasma 2020; 257:621-753. 🇬🇧
  • 🙂 Spelling correction conducted by LPSN on 2022-08-16.

Parent taxon: Spirochaetia Paster 2020

Assigned by: LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted. It may or may not mention this taxon name. — Freese HM, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Sarda Carbasse J, Afolayan AO, Goker M. TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity. Nucleic Acids Res 2026; 54:D884-D891. 🇩🇪

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