Name: "Bartonella melophagi" (Nöller 1917) Lee and Reichenbach 2006
Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.
Basonym: "Rickettsia melophagi" Nöller 1917
Etymology: me.lo’pha.gi. N.L. masc. n. Melophagus, a genus of wingless flies commonly called sheep keds; N.L. gen. masc. n. melophagi, of Melophagus
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bar-to-NEL-la me-LO-pha-gi, feminine
Nomenclatural type: no culture isolated
Original publication:
Lee N, Reichenbach H. The Genus Herpetosiphon. In: Dworkin M, Falkow S, Rosenberg E, Schleifer K-H, Stackebrandt E (eds), The Prokaryotes. A Handbook on the Biology of Bacteria. Third Edition. Volume 1: Symbiotic Associations, Biotechnology, Applied Microbiology, Springer, New York, 2006, p. 854-877. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Wolbachia melophagi (Nöller 1917) Philip 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| Wolbachia melophagi (Nöller 1917) Philip 1956 (Approved Lists 1980) | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| "Rickettsia melophagi" Nöller 1917 | homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists |
| "Bartonella schoenbuchensis subsp. melophagi" (Nöller 1917) do Amaral et al. 2022 | homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank |
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Parent taxon: Bartonella Strong et al. 1915 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Lee N, Reichenbach H. The Genus Herpetosiphon. In: Dworkin M, Falkow S, Rosenberg E, Schleifer K-H, Stackebrandt E (eds), The Prokaryotes. A Handbook on the Biology of Bacteria. Third Edition. Volume 1: Symbiotic Associations, Biotechnology, Applied Microbiology, Springer, New York, 2006, p. 854-877.
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