Brachyspira Hovind-Hougen et al., 1983 Dataset Catalogue of Life Rank GENUS Classification kingdom Bacteria phylum Spirochaetae class Spirochaetes order Spirochaetales family Brachyspiraceae genus Brachyspira Name Synonyms Serpula Stanton et al., 1991 Serpulina Stanton et al., 1992 Homonyms Brachyspira L. Pfeiffer, 1855 Succinea (Brachyspira) L. Pfeiffer, 1855 Brachyspira L. Pfeiffer, 1855 Brachyspira Hovind-Hougen et al., 1983