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Genus Allosphingosinicella
Name: Allosphingosinicella Hördt et al. 2020
Etymology: Al.lo.sphin.go.si.ni.cel’la. Gr. masc. pron. allos, another, other, different; N.L. fem. n. Sphingosinicella, a bacterial genus; N.L. fem. n. Allosphingosinicella, a genus different from Sphingosinicella
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Allosphingosinicell-), al-lo-sphin-go-si-ni-KEL-la
Type species: Allosphingosinicella vermicomposti (Yasir et al. 2010) Hördt et al. 2020
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
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. 
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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
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Notes:
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🧕 Wang et al. (2025) assigned this genus to the family Sphingomicrobiaceae Wang et al. 2025.
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. 🇨🇳
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Sphingosinicella Maruyama et al. 2006.
Publication:
Yasir M, Aslam Z, Song GC, Jeon CO, Chung YR. Sphingosinicella vermicomposti sp. nov., isolated from vermicompost, and emended description of the genus Sphingosinicella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:580-584. 🇰🇷
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 4; DSM: 2; KACC: 1; CCTCC: 1; JCM: 1; NBRC: 1; ACCC: 1; CCM: 1.
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🧕 Wang et al. (2025) assigned this genus to the family Sphingomicrobiaceae Wang et al. 2025.
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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 6
Total number of child taxa: 6
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Allosphingosinicella deserti (Liu et al. 2019) Wang et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP synonym Allosphingosinicella flava (Chhetri et al. 2021) Wang et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP synonym Allosphingosinicella ginsenosidimutans (Kim et al. 2019) Wang et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP synonym Allosphingosinicella humi (Qiao et al. 2019) Wang et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP synonym Allosphingosinicella indica (Niharika et al. 2012) Hördt et al. 2020 validly published under the ICNP correct name Allosphingosinicella vermicomposti (Yasir et al. 2010) Hördt et al. 2020 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Sphingomonadaceae Kosako et al. 2000
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: 11041
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