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      <authority>Tully et al. 1993 emend. Gupta et al. 2019</authority>
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      <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4756" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4657" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4756">Entomoplasma ellychniae</identifier>
      <authority>(Tully et al. 1989) Tully et al. 1993</authority>
      <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Entomoplasma ellychniae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4756" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <related-taxon accession="46238" nomos="NCBI Taxonomy" rank="genus" relation="exactMatch" />
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.0" rank="root" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.0">Universal Root</identifier>
        <authority>Woese et al. 1990</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Universal Root" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.0" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.419" rank="domain" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.419">Bacteria</identifier>
          <authority>(None 2015) Woese et al. 1990</authority>
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            <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.39798" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.4615" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4616" rank="phylum" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.14428">Mycoplasmatota</identifier>
            <authority>corrig. Murray 2021</authority>
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            <authority>(sic) Murray 2021</authority>
            <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Mycoplasmatota" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.39798" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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            <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.31628" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.4615" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4616" rank="phylum" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.14428">Mollicutota</identifier>
            <authority>corrig. Murray 2021</authority>
            <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Mycoplasmatota" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.39798" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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              <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4612" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.4613" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4616" rank="class" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4612">Mollicutes</identifier>
              <authority>Edward and Freundt 1967 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Gupta et al. 2019</authority>
              <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Mollicutes" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4612" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <ancestor doi="10.1601/tx.4613" rank="order">
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              <name-status-group>
                <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4613" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.4615" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4616" rank="order" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4613">Mycoplasmatales</identifier>
                <authority>Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Gupta et al. 2019</authority>
                <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Mycoplasmatales" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4613" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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            <ancestor doi="10.1601/tx.4614" rank="family">
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                <name-status-group>
                  <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4614" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.4615" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4616" rank="family" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4614">Mycoplasmataceae</identifier>
                  <authority>Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Gupta et al. 2019</authority>
                  <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Mycoplasmataceae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4614" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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              <ancestor doi="10.1601/tx.4755" rank="genus">
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                    <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4755" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.4756" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4657" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4755">Entomoplasma</identifier>
                    <authority>Tully et al. 1993 emend. Gupta et al. 2019</authority>
                    <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Entomoplasma" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4755" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4614" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.4615" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4616" rank="family" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4614">Mycoplasmataceae</identifier>
        <authority>Freundt 1955 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Gupta et al. 2019</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Mycoplasmataceae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4614" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.4741" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4741" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.4742" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4742" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4741">Haemobartonella</identifier>
        <authority>Tyzzer and Weinman 1939 emend. Kreier and Ristic 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Mycoplasma" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4615" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
      </name-status-group>
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  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.4745" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4745" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.4746" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4746" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4745">Ureaplasma</identifier>
        <authority>Shepard et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ureaplasma" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4745" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    </nomenclature>
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  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.4735" rank="genus">
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4735" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.4736" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4736" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4735">Eperythrozoon</identifier>
        <authority>Schilling 1928 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Gupta et al. 2018</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Eperythrozoon" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4735" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.4615" rank="genus">
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4615" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.10888" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4616" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4615">Mycoplasma</identifier>
        <authority>Nowak 1929 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Gupta et al. 2018</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="true" current-name="Mycoplasma" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4615" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.29821" rank="genus">
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.29821" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.29822" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.29822" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.29821">Moeniiplasma</identifier>
        <authority>Naito et al. 2017</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Moeniiplasma" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.29821" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.27377" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.27377" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.27378" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4616" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.27377">Asterococcus</identifier>
        <authority>Borrel et al. 1910</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Mycoplasma" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4615" illegitimate="true" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.34356" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.34356" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.34357" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4688" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.34356">Edwardiiplasma</identifier>
        <authority>Gupta et al. 2019</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Edwardiiplasma" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.34356" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.4762" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4762" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.4763" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4820" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4762">Mesoplasma</identifier>
        <authority>Tully et al. 1993 emend. Gupta et al. 2019</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Entomoplasma" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4755" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.34358" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.34362" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4825" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.34358">Tullyiplasma</identifier>
        <authority>Gupta et al. 2019</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Tullyiplasma" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.34358" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.34365" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.34365" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.34366" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4694" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.34365">Williamsoniiplasma</identifier>
        <authority>Gupta et al. 2019</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Williamsoniiplasma" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.34365" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.38256" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.38256" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.38276" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.38276" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.38256">Vermiplasma</identifier>
        <authority>Murakami et al. 2015</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Vermiplasma" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.38256" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.41468" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.41468" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.41470" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.41470" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.41468">Marinoplasma</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Mortzfeld et al. 2016</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Mariniplasma" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.41469" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.41469" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.41470" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.41470" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.41468">Mariniplasma</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Mortzfeld et al. 2016 non Mariniplasma Watanabe et al. 2021</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Mariniplasma" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.41469" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4761" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4723" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4761">Entomoplasma somnilux</identifier>
        <authority>(Williamson et al. 1990) Tully et al. 1993</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Williamsoniiplasma somnilux" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.34368" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4759" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4695" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4759">Entomoplasma luminosum</identifier>
        <authority>(Williamson et al. 1990) Tully et al. 1993</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Williamsoniiplasma luminosum" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.34367" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4758" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4694" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4758">Entomoplasma lucivorax</identifier>
        <authority>(Williamson et al. 1990) Tully et al. 1993</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Williamsoniiplasma lucivorax" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.34366" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.4757" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4757" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4757" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4757">Entomoplasma freundtii</identifier>
        <authority>Tully et al. 1998</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Entomoplasma freundtii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4757" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4760" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4697" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4760">Entomoplasma melaleucae</identifier>
        <authority>(Tully et al. 1990) Tully et al. 1993</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Mesoplasma melaleucae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.34364" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.4756" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.4756" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4657" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.4756">Entomoplasma ellychniae</identifier>
        <authority>(Tully et al. 1989) Tully et al. 1993</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Entomoplasma ellychniae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4756" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    </nomenclature>
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.34363" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.34363" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4766" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.34363">Entomoplasma corruscae</identifier>
        <authority>(Tully et al. 1994) Gupta et al. 2019</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Mesoplasma corruscae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4766" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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    </nomenclature>
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.35485" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35485" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4820" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35485">Entomoplasma florum</identifier>
        <authority>(McCoy et al. 1984) Gasparich and Kuo 2019</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Mesoplasma florum" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4763" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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    </nomenclature>
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.35486" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35486" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.4764" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35486">Entomoplasma chauliocola</identifier>
        <authority>(Tully et al. 1994) Gasparich and Kuo 2019</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Mesoplasma chauliocola" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.4764" illegitimate="true" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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