Name: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Sphin.go’mo.nas. N.L. neut. n. sphingosinum, sphingosine; from Gr. fem. n. sphinx (gen. sphingos), of sphinx; from Chem. fem. suff. -ine; N.L. pref. sphingo-, pertaining to sphingosine (in compound words condensed from sphingosinum); L. fem. n. monas, unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Sphingomonas, a sphingosine-containing monad

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Sphingomonad-), sp^hin-GO-mo-nas

Type species: Sphingomonas paucimobilis (Holmes et al. 1977) Yabuuchi et al. 1990

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yabuuchi E, Yano I, Oyaizu H, Hashimoto Y, Ezaki T, Yamamoto H. Proposals of Sphingomonas paucimobilis gen. nov. and comb. nov., Sphingomonas parapaucimobilis sp. nov., Sphingomonas yanoikuyae sp. nov., Sphingomonas adhaesiva sp. nov., Sphingomonas capsulata comb. nov., and two genospecies of the genus Sphingomonas. Microbiol Immunol 1990; 34:99-119. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 34. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:320-321.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alterisphingopyxis Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alterirhizorhabdus Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Paraquisediminimonas Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alteriyabuuchia Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Solisphingomonas Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alterisphingomonas Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Parasphingomonas Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pararhizorhabdus Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Edaphosphingomonas Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Flavisphingomonas Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Neorhizorhabdus Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pseudosphingomonas Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Humisphingomonas Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Parayabuuchia Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pseudostakelama Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alteristakelama Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Parastakelama Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Novistakelama Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Takeuchi et al. 1993 Takeuchi M, Kawai F, Shimada Y, Yokota A. Taxonomic study of polyethylene glycol-utilizing bacteria: emended description of the genus Sphingomonas and new descriptions of Sphingomonas macrogoltabidus sp. nov., Sphingomonas sanguis sp. nov., and Sphingomonas terrae sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1993; 16:227-238. 🇯🇵
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 3 new species in the genus.
    • 🧍 As of 2025-03-20 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion. — 🧍 Validation list no. 47 does not mention the emendation proposed by Takeuchi et al.
  • Yabuuchi et al. 1999 Yabuuchi E, Kosako Y, Naka T, Suzuki S, Yano I. Proposal of Sphingomonas suberifaciens (van Bruggen, Jochimsen and Brown 1990) comb. nov., sphingomonas natatoria (Sly 1985) comb. nov., Sphingomonas ursincola (Yurkov et al. 1997) comb. nov., and emendation of the genus Sphingomonas. Microbiol Immunol 1999; 43:339-349. 🇯🇵 Anonymous. Validation list no. 70. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:935-936.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 3 new species in the genus.
  • Takeuchi et al. 2001 Takeuchi M, Hamana K, Hiraishi A. Proposal of the genus Sphingomonas sensu stricto and three new genera, Sphingobium, Novosphingobium and Sphingopyxis, on the basis of phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic analyses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1405-1417. 🇯🇵 Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1621-1623.
    Notes:
    • ⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 11 species from the genus.
  • Yabuuchi et al. 2002 Yabuuchi E, Kosako Y, Fujiwara N, Naka T, Matsunaga I, Ogura H, Kobayashi K. Emendation of the genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990 and junior objective synonymy of the species of three genera, Sphingobium, Novosphingobium and Sphingopyxis, in conjunction with Blastomonas ursincola. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1485-1496. 🇯🇵 Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:3-5.
  • Busse et al. 2003 Busse HJ, Denner EB, Buczolits S, Salkinoja-Salonen M, Bennasar A, Kampfer P. Sphingomonas aurantiaca sp. nov., Sphingomonas aerolata sp. nov. and Sphingomonas faeni sp. nov., air- and dustborne and Antarctic, orange-pigmented, psychrotolerant bacteria, and emended description of the genus Sphingomonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1253-1260. 🇦🇹 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 3 new species in the genus.
  • Chen et al. 2012 Chen H, Jogler M, Rohde M, Klenk HP, Busse HJ, Tindall BJ, Sproer C, Overmann J. Reclassification and emended description of Caulobacter leidyi as Sphingomonas leidyi comb. nov., and emendation of the genus Sphingomonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2835-2843. 🇩🇪 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:799-800.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
  • Feng et al. 2017 Feng GD, Yang SZ, Xiong X, Li HP, Zhu HH. Sphingomonas spermidinifaciens sp. nov., a novel bacterium containing spermidine as the major polyamine, isolated from an abandoned lead-zinc mine and emended descriptions of the genus Sphingomonas and the species Sphingomonas yantingensis and Sphingomonas japonica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2160-2165. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3689-3691.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Sphingomonadaceae Kosako et al. 2000. Publication: Kosako Y, Yabuuchi E, Naka T, Fujiwara N, Kobayashi K. Proposal of Sphingomonadaceae fam. nov., consisting of Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990, Erythrobacter Shiba and Shimidu 1982, Erythromicrobium Yurkov et al. 1994, Porphyrobacter Fuerst et al. 1993, Zymomonas Kluyver and van Niel 1936, and Sandaracinobacter Yurkov et al. 1997, with the type genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990. Microbiol Immunol 2000; 44:563-575. 🇯🇵
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order Sphingomonadales Yabuuchi and Kosako 2006. Publication: Yabuuchi E, Kosako Y. Order IV. Sphingomonadales ord. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 230-233. 🇺🇸
  • 🧕 Brenner et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the order Sphingomonadales Yabuuchi and Kosako 2006. Publication: Yabuuchi E, Kosako Y. Order IV. Sphingomonadales ord. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 230-233. 🇺🇸
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Holmes B, Owen RJ, Evans A, Malnick H, Willcox WR. Pseudomonas paucimobilis, a new species isolated from human clinical specimens, the hospital environment, and other sources. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1977; 27:133-146.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Phingomonas"; "Shingomonas"; "Spbingomonas"; "Sphigomonas"; "Sphillgomonas"; "Sphingoinonas"; "Sphingomas"; "Sphingomoans"; "Sphingomoas"; "Sphingomollas"; "Sphingomomas"; "Sphingomona"; "Sphingomonar"; "Sphingomonasare"; "Sphingomonodas"; "Sphingomonus"; "Sphingornonas"; "Sphinogomonas"; "Sphinomonas"; "Sphlngomonas"; "Sphngomonas"; "Sphyngomonas"; "Sphzngomonas"; "Spingomonas"; "Spliingomonas"; "Spnigomonas".
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Mousavi SA, Young JPW. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Rhizobia and Agrobacteria: minutes of the 2024 closed annual meeting. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6680. 🇫🇮
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Nohynek et al. (1996), Manandhar et al. (2017), Asker et al. (2007), Denner et al. (2001), Lee et al. (2017). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 119; JCM: 93; KCTC: 73; LMG: 69; KACC: 57; NBRC: 54; CIP: 53; CGMCC: 34; IFO: 28; ATCC: 28.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "SFMN" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
  • 🧍 Comparative analysis of 16s rDNA sequences suggests that the genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990 is synonymous with Rhizomonas van Bruggen et al. 1990. If so, Rhizomonas has nomenclatural priority [Rule 24b (2)]. However, the name Rhizomonas is not in accordance with the rules of the ICNP (see: Rhizomonas van Bruggen et al. 1990). Publication: Young JM, Saddler GS, Takikawa Y, De Boer SH, Vauterin L, Gardan L, Gvozdyak RI, Stead DE. Names of plant pathogenic bacteria 1864-1995. Review of plant pathology 1996; 75:721-763. 🇳🇿

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 196
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 221
Total number of child taxa: 259

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Sphingomonas abaci Busse et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas abietis Jiang et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas adhaesiva Yabuuchi et al. 1990	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas aeria Xue et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Sphingomonas aeria" Park et al. 2015	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas aerolata Busse et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas aerophila Kim et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas aestuarii Roh et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas agrestis" Kim et al. 2000	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas agrestis Lee et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas agri Siddiqi et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas alaskensis Vancanneyt et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas alba Siddiqi et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas albertensis Tambong et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas aliaeris Heidler von Heilborn et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas alpina Margesin et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas anadarae" Garcia-Lozano et al. 2015	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas anseongensis Siddiqi et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas antarctica Huang et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas aquatica Choi et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas aquatilis Lee et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas arabinosi Han et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas aracearum Wang et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas arantia Jia et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas arenae Dong et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas aromaticivorans Balkwill et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Sphingomonas arvum" Jin et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas asaccharolytica Takeuchi et al. 1995	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas astaxanthinifaciens Asker et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas astragali Kämpfer et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas aurantiaca Busse et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas aurea Kim et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas azotifigens Xie and Yokota 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas baekryungensis" Shravage et al. 2007	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas baiyangensis Wei et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas beigongshangi" Sun et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas benefaciens Dong et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas bisphenolicum" Oshiman et al. 2007	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas brevis Siddiqi et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas caeni Liu et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas canadensis Abraham et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas canaveralia" Schultz et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas cannabina Jeon et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas capsulata (Leifson 1962) Yabuuchi et al. 1990	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas carotinifaciens Madhaiyan et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas carri Lee et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas caseinilytica corrig. Siddiqi et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas caseinilyticus Siddiqi et al. 2025	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Sphingomonas cavernae Zhu et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas cellulosilytica Dong et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas changbaiensis Zhang et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas changnyeongensis Park et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas chlorellae" Choi et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name
    "Sphingomonas chloroacetimidivorans" Chen et al. 2015	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas chlorophenolica Nohynek et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas chungangi Akter and Huq 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas chungbukensis Kim et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas citri Feng et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas citricola Feng et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas cloacae Fujii et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas colocasiae Lin et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas corticis Li et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas cremea Park et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas crocodyli Sheu et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas crusticola Zhang et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas cynarae Talà et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas daechungensis Huy et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas degradans" Kim et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas deserti Liu et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas desiccabilis Reddy and Garcia-Pichel 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas difficilis Feng et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas dokdonensis Yoon et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas donggukensis Kim et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas echinoides (Heumann 1962) Denner et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas edaphi Kim et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas eleionomae Messner et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas elodea" Vartak et al. 1995	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas endolithica Tian et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas endophytica Huang et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas epibiotica Maltman et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Sphingomonas excrementigallinarum" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Sphingomonas faeni Busse et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas faucium Liu et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas fennica Wittich et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas flava corrig. Du et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas flavalba Zhou et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas flavescens" Lee et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas flavida Han et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas flavus Du et al. 2015	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Sphingomonas floccifaciens Fan et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas folii Feng et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas fonticola Sheu et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas formosensis Lin et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas frigidaeris Lee and Jeon 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas fucosidasi Han et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas fuzhouensis" Yao et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas gei Zhu et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas gellani Madhaiyan et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas gilva Zhu et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas gimensis Feng et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas ginkgonis Cha et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas ginsengisoli An et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas ginsenosidimutans Choi et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas ginsenosidivorax Jin et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas glacialis Zhang et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas glaciei" Liu et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas gotjawalisoli Lee et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas guangdongensis Feng et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas haloaromaticamans Wittich et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas hankookensis Yoon et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas hankyongensis" Yun et al. 2016	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas hankyongi Siddiqi et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas hengshuiensis Wei et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas herbicidovorans Zipper et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas histidinilytica Nigam et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas hominis Zhang et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas horti" Akter et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas humi Yi et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas hunanensis Chen et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas hylomeconis Akbar et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas imawarii" Ghezzi et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas immobilis Choi et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas incarnata" Cueva-Yesquén et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas indica Niharika et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas insulae Yoon et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas japonica Romanenko et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas jaspsi Asker et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas jatrophae Madhaiyan et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas jeddahensis Wübbeler et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas jejuensis Park et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas jinjuensis Chung et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas kaistensis Kim et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas koreensis Lee et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas kyeonggiense Son et al. 2014	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Sphingomonas kyeonggiensis corrig. Son et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas kyungheensis Son et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas lacunae Sheu et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas lacus Kim et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas lacusdianchii Wang et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas larreae Kämpfer et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas laterariae Kaur et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas leidyi (Poindexter 1964) Chen et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas lenta Feng et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas limnosediminicola Lee et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas lindongxini Cao et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas liriopis Kim et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas longa Kim et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas lutea Lee et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas lycopersici Gao et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas macrogolitabida corrig. Takeuchi et al. 1993	validly published under the ICNP, inappropriate correction	misspelling
    Sphingomonas macrogoltabida corrig. Takeuchi et al. 1993	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas macrogoltabidus Takeuchi et al. 1993	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Sphingomonas mali Takeuchi et al. 1995	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas mangrovi" Wang et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas melonis Buonaurio et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas mesophila Li et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas metalli Feng et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas mohensis" Han et al. 2016	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas mollis Kim et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas molluscorum Romanenko et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas montana Manandhar et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas montanisoli Xu et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas montis Chaudhary et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas morindae Liu et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas mucosissima Reddy and Garcia-Pichel 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas naasensis Kim et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas naphthae Chaudhary and Kim 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas natans Choi et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas natatoria (Sly 1985) Yabuuchi et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas nostoxanthinifaciens Jiang et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas olei Chaudhary and Kim 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas oleivorans Chen et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas oligoaromativorans Han et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas oligophenolica Ohta et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas oryzagri Huq et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas oryziterrae Chung et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas paeninsulae Geng et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas palmae Madhaiyan et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas paludis" Kim et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas palustris Lee et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas panacis Singh et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas panacisoli Maeng et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas panaciterrae Sukweenadhi et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas panni Busse et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas parapaucimobilis Yabuuchi et al. 1990	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas parva corrig. Ahn et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas parva" Maeng et al. 2020	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas parvus Ahn et al. 2026	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Sphingomonas paucimobilis (Holmes et al. 1977) Yabuuchi et al. 1990	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Sphingomonas perruchoniana" Perruchon et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    "Sphingomonas phoenicis" Schultz et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas phyllosphaerae Rivas et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas piscinae Chen et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas piscis Hyun et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas pituitosa Denner et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas plantiphila Kämpfer et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas pokkalii Menon et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas pollutisoli Liu et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas polyaromaticivorans Luo et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas populi Li et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas prati Manandhar et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas profundi Yang et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas pruni Takeuchi et al. 1995	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas pseudosanguinis Kämpfer et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas psychrolutea Liu et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas psychrotolerans Luo et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas qilianensis Piao et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas qomolangmaensis" Liu et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas quercus Shen et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas radicis Kämpfer et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas radiodurans Liu et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas rhamnosi Han et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas rhizophila Yan et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas rosa Takeuchi et al. 1995	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Sphingomonas rosea" Srinivasan et al. 2011	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas roseiflava corrig. Yun et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas roseoflava Yun et al. 2000	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Sphingomonas rubra Huo et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas rustica Lee et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas sabuli Kang et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas sandaracina Han et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas sanguinis corrig. Takeuchi et al. 1993	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas sanguis Takeuchi et al. 1993	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Sphingomonas sanxanigenens Huang et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas sediminicola An et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas segetis Lee and Whang 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas silvisoli Ko et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas sinipercae Hyun et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas solaris Tanner et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas soli Yang et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas sorbitolis Han et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas spermidinifaciens Feng et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas starnbergensis Chen et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas stygia Balkwill et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas suaedae Zhang et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas subarctica Nohynek et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas suberifaciens (van Bruggen et al. 1990) Yabuuchi et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas subterranea Balkwill et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Sphingomonas swuensis" Srinivasan et al. 2011	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas tabacisoli Zhou et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas taejonensis Lee et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas tagetis Kim et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Sphingomonas taxi" Eevers et al. 2015	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas telluris Siddiqi et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas terrae Takeuchi et al. 1993	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas trueperi Kämpfer et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas turrisvirgatae Thaller et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas ursincola (Yurkov et al. 1997) Yabuuchi et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas vulcanisoli Lee et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas wittichii Yabuuchi et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Sphingomonas xanthus" Kim et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name
    Sphingomonas xenophaga Stolz et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas xinjiangensis An et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas yabuuchiae Li et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas yanoikuyae Yabuuchi et al. 1990	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingomonas yantingensis Huang et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas yunnanensis Zhang et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas zeae Kämpfer et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingomonas zeicaulis Gao et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Sphingomonadaceae Kosako et al. 2000

Assigned by: Kosako Y, Yabuuchi E, Naka T, Fujiwara N, Kobayashi K. Proposal of Sphingomonadaceae fam. nov., consisting of Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990, Erythrobacter Shiba and Shimidu 1982, Erythromicrobium Yurkov et al. 1994, Porphyrobacter Fuerst et al. 1993, Zymomonas Kluyver and van Niel 1936, and Sandaracinobacter Yurkov et al. 1997, with the type genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990. Microbiol Immunol 2000; 44:563-575. 🇯🇵

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