Name: "Entomoplasma corruscae" (Tully et al. 1994) Gupta et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mesoplasma corruscae Tully et al. 1994

Etymology: cor.rus’cae. N.L. gen. fem. n. corruscae, of corrusca, referring to the species of firefly beetle (Ellychnia corrusca) from which the organism was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kor-RUS-ka͡e, neuter

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 49579; ELCA-2

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16S rRNA gene: AY168929 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Gupta RS, Son J, Oren A. A phylogenomic and molecular markers based taxonomic framework for members of the order Entomoplasmatales: proposal for an emended order Mycoplasmatales containing the family Spiroplasmataceae and emended family Mycoplasmataceae comprised of six genera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:561-588. 🇨🇦

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Mesoplasma corruscae Tully et al. 1994

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Entomoplasma corruscae" (Tully et al. 1994) Gasparich and Kuo 2019	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Mesoplasma corruscae Tully et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Parent taxon: Entomoplasma Tully et al. 1993

Assigned by: Gupta RS, Son J, Oren A. A phylogenomic and molecular markers based taxonomic framework for members of the order Entomoplasmatales: proposal for an emended order Mycoplasmatales containing the family Spiroplasmataceae and emended family Mycoplasmataceae comprised of six genera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:561-588. 🇨🇦

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Record number: 23167