Name: "Sapromyces laidlawii" corrig. Sabin 1941

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lai.dla’wi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. laidlawii, of Laidlaw, named after P. Laidlaw, one of the microbiologists who first isolated this species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sa-PRO-my-kes lai-DLA-wi-i, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 23206; CIP 75.27; DSM 23060; IFO 14400; NBRC 14400; NCTC 10116

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB680603 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Sabin AB. THE FILTRABLE MICROORGANISMS OF THE PLEUROPNEUMONIA GROUP: (Appendix to Section on Classification and Nomenclature). Bacteriol Rev 1941; 5:331-335.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Acholeplasma laidlawii (Sabin 1941) Edward and Freundt 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Mycoplasma laidlawii" (Sabin 1941) Freundt 1955	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Acholeplasma laidlawii (Sabin 1941) Edward and Freundt 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Sapromyces laidlawi" Sabin 1941	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Sapromyces" Sabin 1941. Publication: Sabin AB. THE FILTRABLE MICROORGANISMS OF THE PLEUROPNEUMONIA GROUP. Bacteriol Rev 1941; 5:1-67.

Parent taxon: "Sapromyces" Sabin 1941

Assigned by: Sabin AB. THE FILTRABLE MICROORGANISMS OF THE PLEUROPNEUMONIA GROUP: (Appendix to Section on Classification and Nomenclature). Bacteriol Rev 1941; 5:331-335.

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