Entomoplasmatales

Entomoplasmatales is a small order of mollicute bacteria.

Entomoplasmatales
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Tenericutes
Class:	Mollicutes
Order:	Entomoplasmatales Tully et al. 1993[1][2]
Families and genera
Entomoplasmataceae    Entomoplasma    Mesoplasma Spiroplasmataceae    Spiroplasma

The genus Spiroplasma is part of this order.

References

1. Revised taxonomy of the class Mollicutes: proposed elevation of a monophyletic cluster of arthropod-associated mollicutes to ordinal rank (Entomoplasmatales ord. nov.), with provision for familial rank to separate species with nonhelical morphology (Entomoplasmataceae fam. nov.) from helical species (Spiroplasmataceae), and emended descriptions of the order Mycoplasmatales, family Mycoplasmataceae. Tully J.G., Bove J.M., Laigret F. and Whitcomb R.F., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, volume 43, pages 378-385 (article)
2. J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Order Entomoplasmatales Archived 2010-07-18 at the Wayback Machine