Name: "Entomoplasma photuris" (Tully et al. 1994) Gasparich and Kuo 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mesoplasma photuris Tully et al. 1994

Etymology: pho.tur’is. N.L. gen. fem. n. photuris, of Photuris, referring to the genus of firefly beetle (Photuris sp.) from which the organism was first isolated

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49581; PUPA-2

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY177627 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 photuris Tully et al. 1994

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Tullyiplasma photuris" (Tully et al. 1994) Gupta et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Mesoplasma photuris Tully et al. 1994	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: 23173