Species ***Mycoplasmopsis* *phocirhinis***

Name: Mycoplasmopsis phocirhinis (Giebel et al. 1991) Gupta et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mycoplasma phocirhinis corrig. Giebel et al. 1991

Etymology: pho.ci.rhi’nis. L. fem. n. phoca, seal; Gr. fem. n. rhis (gen. rhinos), nose; N.L. gen. fem. n. phocirhinis, of the anose of a seal

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-plasm-OP-sis p^ho-ki-R^HI-nis, feminine

Type strain: 852; ATCC 49639; NCTC 11722

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF304324 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 phocirhinis corrig. Giebel et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Mycoplasma phocarhinis Giebel et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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 species itself. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Mycoplasma phocirhinis corrig. Giebel et al. 1991. Publication: Giebel J, Meier J, Binder A, Flossdorf J, Poveda JB, Schmidt R, Kirchhoff H. Mycoplasma phocarhinis sp. nov. and Mycoplasma phocacerebrale sp. nov., two new species from harbor seals (Phoca vitulina L.). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:39-44. Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 41, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:457-458.

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 phocirhinis

Species ***Mycoplasmopsis* *phocirhinis***