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                        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4802" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4802" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4802">Spiroplasma phoeniceum</identifier>
                        <authority>Saillard et al. 1987</authority>
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4776" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.4777" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4777" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4776">Spiroplasma</identifier>
          <authority>Saglio et al. 1973 emend. Freundt 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)</authority>
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4806" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4806" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4806">Spiroplasma syrphidicola</identifier>
          <authority>Whitcomb et al. 1996</authority>
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          <authority>Williamson et al. 1999</authority>
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4780" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4780" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4780">Spiroplasma cantharicola</identifier>
          <authority>Whitcomb et al. 1993</authority>
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          <authority>Whitcomb et al. 1993</authority>
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4809" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4809" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4809">Spiroplasma turonicum</identifier>
          <authority>Hélias et al. 1998</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Spiroplasma turonicum" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4809" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4785" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4785" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4785">Spiroplasma culicicola</identifier>
          <authority>Hung et al. 1987</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Spiroplasma culicicola" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4785" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4787" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4787" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4787">Spiroplasma diminutum</identifier>
          <authority>Williamson et al. 1996</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Spiroplasma diminutum" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4787" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4792" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4792" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4792">Spiroplasma ixodetis</identifier>
          <authority>Tully et al. 1995</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Spiroplasma ixodetis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4792" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.9757" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.9757" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.9757">Spiroplasma leucomae</identifier>
          <authority>Oduori et al. 2005</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Spiroplasma leucomae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.9757" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4799" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4799" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4799">Spiroplasma mirum</identifier>
          <authority>Tully et al. 1982</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Spiroplasma mirum" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4799" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4778" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4778" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4778">Spiroplasma alleghenense</identifier>
          <authority>Adams et al. 1997</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Spiroplasma alleghenense" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4778" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4800" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4800" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4800">Spiroplasma monobiae</identifier>
          <authority>Whitcomb et al. 1993</authority>
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4796" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4796" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4796">Spiroplasma lineolae</identifier>
          <authority>French et al. 1997</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Spiroplasma lineolae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4796" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4789" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4789" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4789">Spiroplasma gladiatoris</identifier>
          <authority>Whitcomb et al. 1997</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Spiroplasma gladiatoris" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4789" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4777" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4777" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4777">Spiroplasma citri</identifier>
          <authority>Saglio et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Spiroplasma citri" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4777" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4790" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4790" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4790">Spiroplasma helicoides</identifier>
          <authority>Whitcomb et al. 1997</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Spiroplasma helicoides" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4790" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.4782" rank="species">
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4782" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4782" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4782">Spiroplasma chrysopicola</identifier>
          <authority>Whitcomb et al. 1997</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Spiroplasma chrysopicola" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4782" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4810" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4810" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4810">Spiroplasma velocicrescens</identifier>
          <authority>Konai et al. 1995</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Spiroplasma velocicrescens" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4810" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4801" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4801" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4801">Spiroplasma montanense</identifier>
          <authority>Whitcomb et al. 1997</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Spiroplasma montanense" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4801" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4805" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4805" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4805">Spiroplasma sabaudiense</identifier>
          <authority>Abalain-Colloc et al. 1987</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Spiroplasma sabaudiense" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4805" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4803" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4803" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4803">Spiroplasma platyhelix</identifier>
          <authority>Williamson et al. 1997</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Spiroplasma platyhelix" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4803" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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