Name: Elkelangia Hördt et al. 2020
Etymology: El.ke.lan’gi.a. N.L. fem. n. Elkelangia, named after Elke Lang, a German microbiologist known for her work as long term curator of Gram negative bacteria at DSMZ
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Elkelangi-), el-ke-LAN-gi-a
Type species: Elkelangia baekryungensis (Yoon et al. 2005) Hördt et al. 2020
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, illegitimate name
Correct name: Novosphingopyxis Feng et al. 2020
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| Novosphingopyxis Feng et al. 2020 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
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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
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Elkelangia baekryungensis (Yoon et al. 2005) Hördt et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name | synonym |
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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