Name: "Turneria parva" (Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982) Hookey et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Leptospira parva Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982

Etymology: par’va. L. fem. adj. parva, small

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … PAR-wa, feminine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC BAA-1111; DSM 21527; H; NCTC 11395

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z21636 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Hookey JV, Bryden J, Gatehouse L. The use of 16S rDNA sequence analysis to investigate the phylogeny of Leptospiraceae and related spirochaetes. J Gen Microbiol 1993; 139:2585-2590.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Turneriella parva (Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982) Levett et al. 2005

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Turneriella parva (Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982) Levett et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Leptospira parva Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Turneria" Hookey et al. 1993. Publication: Hookey JV, Bryden J, Gatehouse L. The use of 16S rDNA sequence analysis to investigate the phylogeny of Leptospiraceae and related spirochaetes. J Gen Microbiol 1993; 139:2585-2590.
  • 🧍 "Turneria parva" (Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982) Hookey et al. is now known as Turneriella parva (Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982) Levett et al. 2005. Publication: Levett PN, Morey RE, Galloway R, Steigerwalt AG, Ellis WA. Reclassification of Leptospira parva Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982 as Turneriella parva gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1497-1499. 🇨🇦

Parent taxon: "Turneria" Hookey et al. 1993

Assigned by: Hookey JV, Bryden J, Gatehouse L. The use of 16S rDNA sequence analysis to investigate the phylogeny of Leptospiraceae and related spirochaetes. J Gen Microbiol 1993; 139:2585-2590.

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