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Species "Metamycoplasma phocae"
Name: "Metamycoplasma phocae" (Ruhnke and Madoff 1992) Gupta et al. 2018
Basonym: Mycoplasma phocidae Ruhnke and Madoff 1992
Etymology: pho’cae. L. gen. fem. n. phocae, of a seal
Pronunciation, gender: PHO-ka͡e, neuter
Nomenclatural type: 105; ATCC 33657
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF304325
Analyse
FASTA
Original publication:
Gupta RS, Sawnani S, Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Oren A. Phylogenetic framework for the phylum Tenericutes based on genome sequence data: proposal for the creation of a new order Mycoplasmoidales ord. nov., containing two new families Mycoplasmoidaceae fam. nov. and Metamycoplasmataceae fam. nov. harbouring Eperythrozoon, Ureaplasma and five novel genera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1583-1630. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Mycoplasma phocae corrig. Ruhnke and Madoff 1992
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycoplasma phocae corrig. Ruhnke and Madoff 1992 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Mycoplasma phocidae Ruhnke and Madoff 1992 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
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Parent taxon: Metamycoplasma Gupta et al. 2018
Assigned by:
Gupta RS, Sawnani S, Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Oren A. Phylogenetic framework for the phylum Tenericutes based on genome sequence data: proposal for the creation of a new order Mycoplasmoidales ord. nov., containing two new families Mycoplasmoidaceae fam. nov. and Metamycoplasmataceae fam. nov. harbouring Eperythrozoon, Ureaplasma and five novel genera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1583-1630.
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Record number: 15748
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