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Species "Candidatus Phytoplasma australasiaticum"
Name: "Candidatus Phytoplasma australasiaticum" corrig. White et al. 1998
Etymology: aus.tral.a.si.a’ti.cum. N.L. neut. adj. australasiaticum, from Australasia
Pronunciation, gender: a͡us-tral-a-si-A-ti-kum, neuter
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Y10097
Analyse
FASTA
Pro-valid publication:
White DT, Blackall LL, Scott PT, Walsh KB. Phylogenetic positions of phytoplasmas associated with dieback, yellow crinkle and mosaic diseases of papaya, and their proposed inclusion in 'Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense' and a new taxon, 'Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia'. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:941-951. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia" White et al. 1998 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Candidatus Phytoplasma australasiaticum" Rodrigues-Jardim et al. 2023.
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
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🧍 See also Li et al. (2024).
Publication:
Li N-P, Yan X-H, Pei S-C, Hung T-H, Chang T-C, Bai Q-Z, Tai C-F, Kuo C-H. Complete genome sequence of Candidatus Phytoplasma australasiaticum WF_GM2021, a plant pathogen associated with soybean witches' broom disease in Taiwan. Microbiol Resour Announc 2024; 13:e0099323.
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🧍 See also Oren (2017) for the spelling correction.
Publication:
Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.
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🧍 The original spelling of this Candidatus name has been corrected by Oren (2017).
Publication:
Oren A. A plea for linguistic accuracy - also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.
Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Phytoplasma australasiaticum subsp. australasiaticum" Rodrigues-Jardim et al. 2023 not validly published preferred name "Candidatus Phytoplasma australasiaticum subsp. ipomoeae" Rodrigues-Jardim et al. 2023 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: "Candidatus Phytoplasma" Firrao et al. 2004
Assigned by:
White DT, Blackall LL, Scott PT, Walsh KB. Phylogenetic positions of phytoplasmas associated with dieback, yellow crinkle and mosaic diseases of papaya, and their proposed inclusion in 'Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense' and a new taxon, 'Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia'. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:941-951.
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Record number: 800594
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