Name: Allosphingorhabdus lutea (Baek et al. 2019) Kostovski and Oren 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingorhabdus lutea Baek et al. 2019

Etymology: lu’te.a. L. fem. adj. lutea, golden-yellow

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-lo-sp^hin-go-R^HAB-dus LU-te-a, feminine

Type strain: JCM 31568; KACC 18891; LPB0140

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16S rRNA gene: KX066860 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kostovski M, Oren A. Proposal of Allogeochorda gen. nov., Allogeochorda subterranea comb. nov., Allostigmatella gen. nov. and four new combinations and Allosphingorhabdus gen. nov. and Allosphingorhabdus lutea comb. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate genus names Geochorda, Stigmatella and Alterisphingorhabdus and their species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7208. 🇮🇱

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Sphingorhabdus lutea Baek et al. 2019

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingorhabdus lutea Baek et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alterisphingorhabdus lutea (Baek et al. 2019) Wang et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Allosphingorhabdus Kostovski and Oren 2026. Publication: Kostovski M, Oren A. Proposal of Allogeochorda gen. nov., Allogeochorda subterranea comb. nov., Allostigmatella gen. nov. and four new combinations and Allosphingorhabdus gen. nov. and Allosphingorhabdus lutea comb. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate genus names Geochorda, Stigmatella and Alterisphingorhabdus and their species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7208. 🇮🇱
  • ❗ Allosphingorhabdus lutea 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 Allosphingorhabdus.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-25.

Parent taxon: Allosphingorhabdus Kostovski and Oren 2026

Assigned by: Kostovski M, Oren A. Proposal of Allogeochorda gen. nov., Allogeochorda subterranea comb. nov., Allostigmatella gen. nov. and four new combinations and Allosphingorhabdus gen. nov. and Allosphingorhabdus lutea comb. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate genus names Geochorda, Stigmatella and Alterisphingorhabdus and their species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7208. 🇮🇱

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Record number: 72567