Genus Allosphingorhabdus

Name: Allosphingorhabdus Kostovski and Oren 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Al.lo.sphin.go.rhab’dus. Gr. masc. pron. allos, another, other, different; N.L. fem. n. Sphingorhabdus, a bacterial genus name; N.L. fem. n. Allosphingorhabdus, another or different Sphingorhabdus

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Allosphingorhabd-), al-lo-sp^hin-go-R^HAB-dus

Type species: Allosphingorhabdus lutea (Baek et al. 2019) Kostovski and Oren 2026

Valid publication: Kostovski M, Oren A. Proposal of Allogeochorda gen. nov., Allogeochorda subterranea comb. nov., Allostigmatella gen. nov. and four new combinations and Allosphingorhabdus gen. nov. and Allosphingorhabdus lutea comb. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate genus names Geochorda, Stigmatella and Alterisphingorhabdus and their species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7208. 🇮🇱

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Sphingorhabdus Jogler et al. 2013

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Sphingorhabdus Jogler et al. 2013	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Flavisphingopyxis Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Sphingorhabdus Jogler et al. 2013. Publication: Baek MG, Shin SK, Yi H. Sphingorhabdus lutea sp. nov., isolated from sea water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3593-3598. 🇰🇷
- ❗ Allosphingorhabdus is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1; KACC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Allosphingorhabdus lutea (Baek et al. 2019) Kostovski and Oren 2026	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Sphingomonadaceae Kosako et al. 2000

Assigned by: Kostovski M, Oren A. Proposal of Allogeochorda gen. nov., Allogeochorda subterranea comb. nov., Allostigmatella gen. nov. and four new combinations and Allosphingorhabdus gen. nov. and Allosphingorhabdus lutea comb. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate genus names Geochorda, Stigmatella and Alterisphingorhabdus and their species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7208. 🇮🇱

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Record number: 72561

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