Name: "Entomoplasma entomophilum" (Tully et al. 1988) Gasparich and Kuo 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Acholeplasma entomophilum Tully et al. 1988

Etymology: en.to.mo’phi.lum. N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, loving; N.L. neut. adj. entomophilum, insect loving

Gender: neuter

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 43706; NCTC 11713; TAC

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF305693 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Gasparich GE, Kuo CH. Genome analysis-based union of the genus Mesoplasma with the genus Entomoplasma. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2735-2738.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Mesoplasma entomophilum (Tully et al. 1988) Tully et al. 1993

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mesoplasma entomophilum (Tully et al. 1988) Tully et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Acholeplasma entomophilum Tully et al. 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧍 Considered not validly published. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.

Parent taxon: Entomoplasma Tully et al. 1993

Assigned by: Gasparich GE, Kuo CH. Genome analysis-based union of the genus Mesoplasma with the genus Entomoplasma. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2735-2738.

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Record number: 23168