Name DOI
10.1601/nm.4612
Name
 Edward and Freundt 1967 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Gupta et al. 2019
Name Status
Validly Published
Current Authority
Edward and Freundt 1967 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Gupta et al. 2019
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
class
Nomenclatural Type
(one of the contained orders)
 Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Gupta et al. 2019
Taxonomy
Proper Form
Mollicutes Edward and Freundt 1967 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Gupta et al. 2019
Nomenclatural History
The class Mollicutes was originally proposed by Edward and Freundt 1967. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. Gupta et al. published an emended description of this class in 2018. A subsequent emendation was proposed by Gupta et al. in 2019.
Citation
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