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Species "Mycoplasmopsis leopharyngis"
Name: "Mycoplasmopsis leopharyngis" (Hill 1992) Gupta et al. 2018
Basonym: Mycoplasma leopharyngis Hill 1992
Etymology: le.o.pha.ryn’gis. L. masc. n. leo (gen. leonis), a lion; Gr. masc./fem. n. pharynx, throat; from Gr. masc./fem. n. pharynx (gen. pharyngos), throat; N.L. gen. masc./fem. n. leopharyngis, of throat of a lion (sic)
Pronunciation, gender: le-o-pha-RYN-gis, feminine
Nomenclatural type: ATCC 49889; LL2; NCTC 11725
16S rRNA gene:
U16760
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. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Mycoplasma leopharyngis Hill 1992
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mycoplasma leopharyngis Hill 1992 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🧍 The distinct name Mycoplasmopsis hyopharyngis from the same publication has a similar spelling.
Publication:
Angell RC, Freund GE, Willett P. Automatic spelling correction using a trigram similarity measure. Information Processing and Management 1983; 19:255-261.
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🧍 The distinct name Mycoplasmopsis hyopharyngis from the same publication has a similar spelling.
Publication:
Angell RC, Freund GE, Willett P. Automatic spelling correction using a trigram similarity measure. Information Processing and Management 1983; 19:255-261.
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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Record number: 15765
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