Name: "Leptospiriales" Gupta et al. 2013

Category: Order

Proposed as: ord. nov.

Etymology: Lep.to.spi.ri.a’les. N.L. fem. n. Leptospira, type genus of the order; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Leptospiriales, the order of Leptospira (sic)

Gender: 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: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and no standing)

Preferred name: "Leptospirales" corrig. Gupta et al. 2013

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Leptospirales" corrig. Gupta et al. 2013	corrected spelling of name, not validly published
    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:
  • 🚃 The type genus of this order has alternatively been placed in the order Leptospirales Gupta et al. 2014. Publication: Gupta RS, Mahmood S, Adeolu M. Erratum: 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; 4:322. 🇨🇦

Parent taxon: Spirochaetia Paster 2020

Assigned by: 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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