Etymology:to.dar.o’dis.N.L. gen. masc. n.todarodis, of the squid Todarodes sagittatus, as the type strain was isolated from the flying squid, Todarodes sagittatus
Effective publication:
Ramirez AS, Vega-Orellana OM, Viver T, Poveda JB, Rosales RS, Poveda CG, Spergser J, Szostak MP, Caballero MJ, Ressel L, et al. Erratum to "First description of two moderately halophilic and psychrotolerant Mycoplasma species isolated from cephalopods and proposal of Mycoplasma marinum sp. nov. and Mycoplasma todarod is sp. nov" [Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 42 (2019) 457-467]. Syst Appl Microbiol 2020; 43:126027. 🇪🇸
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 196. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5596-5601.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
😩 Deposits incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: CIP 111404; DSM 105487.
😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.