Name: Alteriyabuuchia zeicaulis (Gao et al. 2016) Wang et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingomonas zeicaulis Gao et al. 2016

Etymology: ze.i.cau’lis. L. fem. n. zea, a kind of grain; L. fem. n. Zea, mays; L. masc. n. caulis, stem; N.L. gen. masc. n. zeicaulis, of the stem of Zea mays

Pronunciation, gender: ze-i-KA͡U-lis, feminine

Type strain: 541; CGMCC 1.15008; DSM 100587

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP172592 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang Y, You H, Kong Y-H, Sun C, Wu L-H, Kim S-G, Lee J-S, Xu L, Xu X-W. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the order Sphingomonadales. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2025; 75:0.

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 zeicaulis Gao et al. 2016

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingomonas zeicaulis Gao et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Alteriyabuuchia zeicaulis 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 Alteriyabuuchia.
  • 🎓 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: Alteriyabuuchia Wang et al. 2025

Assigned by: Wang Y, You H, Kong Y-H, Sun C, Wu L-H, Kim S-G, Lee J-S, Xu L, Xu X-W. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the order Sphingomonadales. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2025; 75:0.

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Record number: 65453