Species ***Mycoplasmopsis* *ciconiae***

Name: Mycoplasmopsis ciconiae (Möller Palau-Ribes et al. 2016) Gupta et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycoplasma ciconiae Möller Palau-Ribes et al. 2016

Etymology: ci.co’ni.ae. L. gen. fem. n. ciconiae, of a a(white) stork

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-plasm-OP-sis ki-KO-ni-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-2401; DSM 25251; ST 57

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ155815 Analyse FASTA

Effective 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. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycoplasma ciconiae Möller Palau-Ribes et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 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 0 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Mycoplasma ciconiae Möller Palau-Ribes et al. 2016. Publication: Moller Palau-Ribes F, Enderlein D, Hagen N, Herbst W, Hafez HM, Lierz M. Description and prevalence of Mycoplasma ciconiae sp. nov. isolated from white stork nestlings (Ciconia ciconia). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3477-3484. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4921-4923.

Parent taxon: Mycoplasmopsis 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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Species Mycoplasmopsis ciconiae

Species ***Mycoplasmopsis* *ciconiae***