Name: "Tullyiplasma seiffertii" (Bonnet et al. 1991) Gupta et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Acholeplasma seiffertii Bonnet et al. 1991

Etymology: seif.fer’ti.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. seiffertii, of Seiffert, in honor of Gustav Seiffert, a German microbiologist who performed pioneer studies on mollicutes that occur in soil and compost and do not require sterols for growth

Pronunciation, gender: se͡if-FER-ti-i, neuter

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 49495; F7

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY351331 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 seiffertii (Bonnet et al. 1991) Tully et al. 1993

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acholeplasma seiffertii Bonnet et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Mesoplasma seiffertii (Bonnet et al. 1991) Tully et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Entomoplasma seiffertii" (Bonnet et al. 1991) 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: 15797