Name: "Entomoplasma lactucae" (Rose et al. 1990) Gasparich and Kuo 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycoplasma lactucae Rose et al. 1990

Etymology: lac.tu’cae. L. gen. fem. n. lactucae, lettuce

Gender: neuter

Nomenclatural type: 831-C4; ATCC 49193; NCTC 11718

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF303132 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 lactucae (Rose et al. 1990) Tully et al. 1993

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Edwardiiplasma lactucae" (Rose et al. 1990) Gupta et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Mesoplasma lactucae (Rose et al. 1990) Tully et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Mycoplasma lactucae Rose et al. 1990	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: 23171