Name: Sphingosinicellaceae Hördt et al. 2020

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Sphin.go.si.ni.cel.la’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Sphingosinicella, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Sphingosinicellaceae, the Sphingosinicella family

Pronunciation, gender: sp^hin-go-si-ni-kel-LA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Sphingosinicella Maruyama et al. 2006

Effective publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pedomonadaceae Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Sphingomonadaceae Kosako et al. 2000. Publication: Maruyama T, Park HD, Ozawa K, Tanaka Y, Sumino T, Hamana K, Hiraishi A, Kato K. Sphingosinicella microcystinivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a microcystin-degrading bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:85-89.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Sphingocinicellaceae".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 19; CGMCC: 15; DSM: 11; NBRC: 9; LMG: 9; JCM: 8; CCTCC: 6; CECT: 5; KACC: 4; NCCB: 3.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 10
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 11
Total number of child taxa: 13

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Glacieibacterium Liu et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Neosandaracinobacteroides Wang et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Pacificamonas Liu et al. 2016	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Pacificimonas corrig. Liu et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Parapedomonas Jiao et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pedomonas Lopez Marin et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Polymorphobacter Fukuda et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sandaracinobacter" Yurkov et al. 1997	not validly published	preferred name
    Sandaracinobacteroides Qu et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sandarakinorhabdus Gich and Overmann 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingoaurantiacus Kim et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingosinicella Maruyama et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thermaurantiacus Ming et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Sphingomonadales Yabuuchi and Kosako 2006

Assigned by: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

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Record number: 11027