Name: "Tullyiplasma photuris" (Tully et al. 1994) Gupta et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Mesoplasma photuris Tully et al. 1994

Etymology: pho.tur’is. N.L. gen. fem. n. photuris, of Photuris, referring to the genus of firefly beetle (Photuris sp.) from which the organism was first isolated

Gender: neuter

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 49581; PUPA-2

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY177627 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Gupta RS, Son J, Oren A. A phylogenomic and molecular markers based taxonomic framework for members of the order Entomoplasmatales: proposal for an emended order Mycoplasmatales containing the family Spiroplasmataceae and emended family Mycoplasmataceae comprised of six genera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:561-588.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Mesoplasma photuris Tully et al. 1994

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mesoplasma photuris Tully et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Entomoplasma photuris" (Tully et al. 1994) Gasparich and Kuo 2019	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Parent taxon: Tullyiplasma Gupta et al. 2025

Assigned by: Gupta RS, Son J, Oren A. A phylogenomic and molecular markers based taxonomic framework for members of the order Entomoplasmatales: proposal for an emended order Mycoplasmatales containing the family Spiroplasmataceae and emended family Mycoplasmataceae comprised of six genera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:561-588.

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Record number: 15796