Name: "Entomoplasma florum" (McCoy et al. 1984) Gasparich and Kuo 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Acholeplasma florum McCoy et al. 1984

Etymology: flo’rum. L. masc. n. flos (gen. floris), a flower; L. gen. masc. pl. n. florum, of flowers, indicating the recovery site of the organism

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33453; L1; NBRC 100688; NCTC 11704

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF300327 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 florum (McCoy et al. 1984) Tully et al. 1993

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mesoplasma florum (McCoy et al. 1984) Tully et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Acholeplasma florum McCoy et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧍 Regarded as 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: 23169