Species "Paracholeplasma brassicae"

Name: "Paracholeplasma brassicae" (Tully et al. 1994) Watanabe et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Acholeplasma brassicae Tully et al. 1994

Etymology: bras’si.cae. L. gen. fem. n. brassicae, of Brassica oleracea var. italica (broccoli), referring to its isolation from the lesion of diseased broccoli

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: par-a-k^ho-le-PLAS-ma BRAS-si-ka͡e, neuter

Nomenclatural type: 0502; ATCC 49388

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY538163 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Watanabe M, Kojima H, Okano K, Fukui M. Mariniplasma anaerobium gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel anaerobic marine mollicute, and proposal of three novel genera to reclassify members of Acholeplasma clusters II-IV. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5138. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5273.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Acholeplasma brassicae Tully et al. 1994

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acholeplasma brassicae Tully et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧍 Considered not validly published. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Christensen H, Goker M, Manaia CM, Moore ERB. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2025 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6979. 🇮🇱

Parent taxon: Paracholeplasma Watanabe et al. 2021

Assigned by: Watanabe M, Kojima H, Okano K, Fukui M. Mariniplasma anaerobium gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel anaerobic marine mollicute, and proposal of three novel genera to reclassify members of Acholeplasma clusters II-IV. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5138. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 25518