Name: Alteristakelama hengshuiensis (Wei et al. 2015) Wang et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingomonas hengshuiensis Wei et al. 2015

Etymology: heng.shu.i.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. hengshuiensis, of or belonging to Hengshui University in China

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-te-ri-sta-KE-la-ma hen͡g-s͡hu-i-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2015265; HSW6; KCTC 42455; WHSC-8

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC118516 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 hengshuiensis Wei et al. 2015

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingomonas hengshuiensis Wei et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Alteristakelama hengshuiensis 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 Alteristakelama.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-04.
  • 🙅 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: Alteristakelama 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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