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Brachyspira
Hovind-Hougen
et al.
1983
(prokaryote)
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Entity:
Brachyspiraceae (Family)
..Maribrachyspira (Candidatus)
..Brachyspira (Genus)
....Brachyspira aalborgi (Species)
....Brachyspira alvinipulli (Species)
....Brachyspira hyodysenteriae (Species)
....Brachyspira innocens (Species)
....Brachyspira intermedia (Species)
....Brachyspira murdochii (Species)
....Brachyspira pilosicoli (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
Hovind-Hougen
et al.
, 1982/1983
Etymology
Derived name
:
Maribrachyspira
(Genus)
Matsuyama
et al.
2020
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
: 14 May 2026.
[assumed]
Types
Type of
:
Brachyspiraceae
(Family)
nom. ined.
Type of
:
Brachyspiraceae
(Family)
Paster 2012
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [14 May 2026].
Type of
:
Brachyspirales
(Order)
Gupta
et al.
2014
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [14 May 2026].
Type, by monotypy
:
Brachyspira aalborgi
Hovind-Hougen
et al.
1983
Homonyms
Senior homonym (allowed)
:
Brachyspira
(Subgenus)
Pfeiffer, 1855
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
: 27 Nov 2021; LPSN[14 May 2026].
Synonyms
Including
:
Serpula
(Genus)
Stanton
et al.
1991 nom. illeg.
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [14 May 2026] ("heterotypic").
Including
:
Serpulina
(Genus)
Stanton 1992
Ref:
G.M. Garrity et al., 2007
: 549.
Including
:
Serpulina
(Genus)
Stanton 1992
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [14 May 2026] ("heterotypic").
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28 Aug 2026