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Species "Candidatus Phytoplasma luffae"
Name: "Candidatus Phytoplasma luffae" Davis et al. 2017
Etymology: luf’fae. N.L. gen. fem. n. luffae, of a loofah gourd, from the genus Luffa
Pronunciation, gender: LUF-fa͡e, neuter
Nomenclatural type: LfWB; LfWBR
16S rRNA gene:
AF248956
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FASTA
Pro-valid publication:
Davis RE, Zhao Y, Wei W, Dally EL, Lee IM. 'Candidatus Phytoplasma luffae', a novel taxon associated with witches' broom disease of loofah, Luffa aegyptica Mill. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3127-3133. 
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 luffae" Firrao et al. 2004 homotypic synonym, not pro-validly published
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Parent taxon: "Candidatus Phytoplasma" Firrao et al. 2004
Assigned by:
Davis RE, Zhao Y, Wei W, Dally EL, Lee IM. 'Candidatus Phytoplasma luffae', a novel taxon associated with witches' broom disease of loofah, Luffa aegyptica Mill. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3127-3133.
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Record number: 800239
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