Species "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematominutum"

Name: "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematominutum" corrig. Foley and Pedersen 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: hae.ma.to.mi.nu’tum. N.L. neut. part. adj. haematominutum, pertaining to a small organism from blood

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-PLAS-ma ha͡e-ma-to-mi-NU-tum, neuter

Nomenclatural type: California; no type strain designated

16S rRNA gene: U88564 Analyse FASTA

Pro-valid publication: Foley JE, Pedersen NC. 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum', a low-virulence epierythrocytic parasite of cats. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:815-817. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Pro-correct name: "Candidatus Eperythrozoon haematominutum" corrig. (Foley and Pedersen 2001) Gupta et al. 2018

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Candidatus Eperythrozoon haemominutum" (Foley and Pedersen 2001) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
"Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum" Foley and Pedersen 2001	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
"Candidatus Eperythrozoon haematominutum" corrig. (Foley and Pedersen 2001) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematominutum" is the pro-correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published and legitimate or pro-validly published and pro-legitimate and not rejected and has priority or pro-priority) within a separate genus Mycoplasma.
- 🧍 See also Oren (2017) for the spelling correction. Publication: Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.
- 🧍 The original spelling of this Candidatus name has been corrected by Oren (2017). Publication: Oren A. A plea for linguistic accuracy - also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094. 🇮🇱 Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.

Parent taxon: Mycoplasma Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Foley JE, Pedersen NC. 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum', a low-virulence epierythrocytic parasite of cats. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:815-817. 🇺🇸

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Species "Candidatus Mycoplasma haematominutum"