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Genus Parasphingopyxis
Name: Parasphingopyxis Uchida et al. 2012
Etymology: Pa.ra.sphin.go.py’xis. Gr. prep. para, beside, alongside of, near, like; N.L. fem. n. Sphingopyxis, a bacterial generic name; N.L. fem. n. Parasphingopyxis, beside Sphingopyxis
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Parasphingopyxid-), pa-ra-sphin-go-PY-ksis
Type species: Parasphingopyxis lamellibrachiae Uchida et al. 2012
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Uchida H, Hamana K, Miyazaki M, Yoshida T, Nogi Y. Parasphingopyxis lamellibrachiae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a marine annelid worm. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2224-2228. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2813-2814.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Jeong et al. 2017
Jeong SE, Kim KH, Baek K, Jeon CO. Parasphingopyxis algicola sp. nov., isolated from a marine red alga Asparagopsis taxiformis and emended description of the genus Parasphingopyxis Uchida et al. 2012. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3877-3881. 🇰🇷
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3-6.
Notes:- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
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Jeong et al. 2017
Jeong SE, Kim KH, Baek K, Jeon CO. Parasphingopyxis algicola sp. nov., isolated from a marine red alga Asparagopsis taxiformis and emended description of the genus Parasphingopyxis Uchida et al. 2012. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3877-3881.
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Parasphingopyxidaceae 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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🧕 Wang et al. (2025) assigned this genus to the family Parasphingopyxidaceae 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. 🇨🇳
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 3; DSM: 1; KCCM: 1; NCIMB: 1; KACC: 1.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Parasphingopyxidaceae 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: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Parasphingopyxis algicola Jeong et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name Parasphingopyxis lamellibrachiae Uchida et al. 2012 validly published under the ICNP correct name Parasphingopyxis marina Choi et al. 2021 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Sphingomonadaceae Kosako et al. 2000
Assigned by:
Uchida H, Hamana K, Miyazaki M, Yoshida T, Nogi Y. Parasphingopyxis lamellibrachiae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a marine annelid worm. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2224-2228. 🇯🇵
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