Name: 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
Type strain: ATCC 49581; PUPA-2
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16S rRNA gene: AY177627 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Tully JG, Whitcomb RF, Hackett KJ, Rose DL, Henegar RB, Bove JM, Carle P, Williamson DL, Clark TB. Taxonomic descriptions of eight new non-sterol-requiring mollicutes assigned to the genus Mesoplasma. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:685-693.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:199-200.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
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"Tullyiplasma photuris" (Tully et al. 1994) Gupta et al. 2019 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
"Entomoplasma photuris" (Tully et al. 1994) Gasparich and Kuo 2019 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
Parent taxon: Mesoplasma Tully et al. 1993
Assigned by: Tully JG, Whitcomb RF, Hackett KJ, Rose DL, Henegar RB, Bove JM, Carle P, Williamson DL, Clark TB. Taxonomic descriptions of eight new non-sterol-requiring mollicutes assigned to the genus Mesoplasma. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:685-693.
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Record number: 784203