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Species "Candidatus Phytoplasma luffae"
Name: "Candidatus Phytoplasma luffae" Firrao et al. 2004
Etymology: luf’fae. N.L. gen. fem. n. luffae, of a loofah gourd, from the genus Luffa
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … LUF-fa͡e, neuter
Nomenclatural type: LfWB; LfWBR
16S rRNA gene:
AF248956
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FASTA
Original publication:
. 'Candidatus Phytoplasma', a taxon for the wall-less, non-helical prokaryotes that colonize plant phloem and insects. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1243-1255. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no pro-standing)
Pro-correct name: "Candidatus Phytoplasma luffae" Davis et al. 2017
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Phytoplasma luffae" Davis et al. 2017 homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP
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Parent taxon: "Candidatus Phytoplasma" Firrao et al. 2004
Assigned by:
. 'Candidatus Phytoplasma', a taxon for the wall-less, non-helical prokaryotes that colonize plant phloem and insects. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1243-1255. 🇮🇹
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Record number: 43079
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