Name: Entomoplasma somnilux (Williamson et al. 1990) Tully et al. 1993
Basonym: Mycoplasma somnilux Williamson et al. 1990
Etymology: som’ni.lux. L. masc. n. somnus, sleep; L. fem. n. lux, light; N.L. fem. n. somnilux, intended to mean sleeping light, referring to the quiescent pupal stage of the host from which the organism was isolated, which precedes the luminescent adult stage (nominative in apposition)
Type strain: ATCC 49194; NCTC 11719; PYAN-1
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16S rRNA gene: AY157871 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Tully JG, Bové JM, Laigret F, Whitcomb RF. Revised taxonomy of the class Mollicutes: proposed elevation of a monophyletic cluster of arthropod-associated mollicutes to ordinal rank (Entomoplasmatales ord. nov.), with provision for familial rank to separate species with nonhelical morphology (Entomoplasmataceae fam. nov.) from helical species (Spiroplasmataceae), and emended descriptions of the order Mycoplasmatales, family Mycoplasmataceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:378-385.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Williamsoniiplasma somnilux (Williamson et al. 1990) Gupta et al. 2019
Name | Kind |
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Mycoplasma somnilux Williamson et al. 1990 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Williamsoniiplasma somnilux (Williamson et al. 1990) Gupta et al. 2019 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Parent taxon: Entomoplasma Tully et al. 1993
Assigned by: Tully JG, Bové JM, Laigret F, Whitcomb RF. Revised taxonomy of the class Mollicutes: proposed elevation of a monophyletic cluster of arthropod-associated mollicutes to ordinal rank (Entomoplasmatales ord. nov.), with provision for familial rank to separate species with nonhelical morphology (Entomoplasmataceae fam. nov.) from helical species (Spiroplasmataceae), and emended descriptions of the order Mycoplasmatales, family Mycoplasmataceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:378-385.
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Record number: 783784