Family Blastomonadaceae

Name: Blastomonadaceae Wang et al. 2025

Category, proposed as: family, fam. nov.

Etymology: Blas.to.mo.na.da’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Blastomonas, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Blastomonadaceae, the Blastomonas family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: blas-to-mo-na-DA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Blastomonas Sly and Cahill 1997

Valid publication: Wang Y, You H, Kong YH, Sun C, Wu LH, Kim SG, Lee JS, Xu L, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the order Sphingomonadales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6769. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6824.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Sphingomonadaceae Kosako et al. 2000

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingomicrobiaceae Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Sphingobiaceae Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Sphingorhabdaceae Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhizorhabdaceae Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Aquisediminimonadaceae Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Parasphingopyxidaceae Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Sphingomonadaceae Kosako et al. 2000	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Sphingopyxidaceae Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧒 Wang et al. (2025) assigned the genus Blastomonas Sly and Cahill 1997 to this family. Publication: Wang Y, You H, Kong YH, Sun C, Wu LH, Kim SG, Lee JS, Xu L, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the order Sphingomonadales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6769. 🇨🇳
  • 🛺 The type genus of this family has been placed in the family Sphingomonadaceae Kosako et al. 2000. Publication: Hiraishi A, Kuraishi H, Kawahara K. Emendation of the description of Blastomonas natatoria (Sly 1985) Sly and Cahill 1997 as an aerobic photosynthetic bacterium and reclassification of Erythromonas ursincola Yurkov et al. 1997 as Blastomonas ursincola comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1113-1118. 🇯🇵
  • 🚋 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Sphingomonadaceae Kosako et al. 2000. Publication: Hiraishi A, Kuraishi H, Kawahara K. Emendation of the description of Blastomonas natatoria (Sly 1985) Sly and Cahill 1997 as an aerobic photosynthetic bacterium and reclassification of Erythromonas ursincola Yurkov et al. 1997 as Blastomonas ursincola comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1113-1118. 🇯🇵
  • 🚋 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Erythrobacteraceae Lee et al. 2005. Publication: Wang Y, You H, Kong YH, Sun C, Wu LH, Kim SG, Lee JS, Xu L, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the order Sphingomonadales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6769. 🇨🇳
  • ❗ Blastomonadaceae is the correct name instead if this family is regarded as a separate family (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another family whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).

Parent taxon: Sphingomonadales Yabuuchi and Kosako 2006

Assigned by: LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted. It may or may not mention this taxon name. — Yabuuchi E, Kosako Y. Order IV. Sphingomonadales ord. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 230-233. 🇺🇸

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