Name: Allosphingosinicella vermicomposti (Yasir et al. 2010) Hördt et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingosinicella vermicomposti Yasir et al. 2010

Etymology: ver.mi.com.pos’ti. L. masc. n. vermis, worm; L. neut. adj. compostum, compost; N.L. gen. masc. n. vermicomposti, of vermicompost, referring to the isolation of the type strain from vermicompost

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 21593; KCTC 22446; YC7378

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KU133480 Analyse FASTA

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.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingosinicella vermicomposti Yasir et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Allosphingosinicella Hördt et al. 2020. 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Allosphingosinicella Hördt et al. 2020

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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Record number: 11118