Name: Mesoplasma entomophilum (Tully et al. 1988) Tully et al. 1993
Basonym: Acholeplasma entomophilum Tully et al. 1988
Etymology: en.to.mo’phi.lum. Gr. neut. adj. entomon, insect; N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, friend, loving; from Gr. neut. adj. philon, friend; N.L. neut. adj. entomophilum, insect loving
Type strain: ATCC 43706; NCTC 11713; TAC
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16S rRNA gene: AF305693 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.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:625.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
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Acholeplasma entomophilum Tully et al. 1988 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
"Entomoplasma entomophilum" (Tully et al. 1988) Gasparich and Kuo 2019 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
Parent taxon: Mesoplasma 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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