Species Allopontixanthobacter sediminis

Name: Allopontixanthobacter sediminis (Kim et al. 2016) Liu et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Altererythrobacter sediminis Kim et al. 2016

Etymology: se.di’mi.nis. L. gen. neut. n. sediminis, of sediment

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-lo-pon-ti-xan-t^ho-BAK-ter se-DI-mi-nis, masculine

Type strain: CAU 1172; KCTC 42453; NBRC 110917

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP779619 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu A, Xue QJ, Li SG, Zhang YJ. Corrigendum: Pontixanthobacter rizhaonensis sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from surface seawater of the Yellow Sea, and the proposal of Pseudopontixanthobacter gen. nov., Pseudopontixanthobacter confluentis comb. nov. and Pseudopontixanthobacter sediminis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4931. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5057.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pontixanthobacter sediminis (Kim et al. 2016) Xu et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudopontixanthobacter sediminis (Kim et al. 2016) Liu et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Altererythrobacter sediminis Kim et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pontixanthobacter sediminis (Kim et al. 2016) Xu et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Aestuarierythrobacter sediminis (Kim et al. 2016) Wang et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Allopontixanthobacter sediminis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Allopontixanthobacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Allopontixanthobacter Liu et al. 2021

Assigned by: Liu A, Xue QJ, Li SG, Zhang YJ. Corrigendum: Pontixanthobacter rizhaonensis sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from surface seawater of the Yellow Sea, and the proposal of Pseudopontixanthobacter gen. nov., Pseudopontixanthobacter confluentis comb. nov. and Pseudopontixanthobacter sediminis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4931. 🇨🇳

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