Name: Alterisphingomonas radiodurans (Liu et al. 2022) Wang et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingomonas radiodurans Liu et al. 2022

Etymology: ra.di.o.du’rans. L. masc. n. radius, a beam or ray; L. v. radio, to radiate, to emit rays; L. pres. part. durans, enduring; N.L. fem. part. adj. radiodurans, resisting radiation

Pronunciation, gender: ra-di-o-DU-rans, feminine

Type strain: GDMCC 1.2714; JCM 34750; S9-5

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16S rRNA gene: MZ314856 Analyse FASTA

Valid 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.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6824.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Sphingomonas radiodurans Liu et al. 2022

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingomonas radiodurans Liu et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Alterisphingomonas radiodurans 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 Alterisphingomonas.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-03.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Alterisphingomonas Wang et al. 2025

Assigned by: 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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Record number: 65433