Name: Novosphingobium stygiae (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingomonas stygia Balkwill et al. 1997

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 700280; B0712; CIP 105154; DSM 12445; IFO 16085; NBRC 16085; SMCC B0712

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AB025013 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Takeuchi M, Hamana K, Hiraishi A. Proposal of the genus Sphingomonas sensu stricto and three new genera, Sphingobium, Novosphingobium and Sphingopyxis, on the basis of phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic analyses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1405-1417.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1621-1623.

Nomenclatural status: orthographic variant

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Novosphingobium stygium corrig. (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Novosphingobium stygium corrig. (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Sphingomonas stygia Balkwill et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Novosphingobium aromaticivorans corrig. (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Sphingomonas aromaticivorans Balkwill et al. 1997	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Novosphingobium aromaticivorum (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001	heterotypic synonym, orthographic variant

• Notes:
  • According to Chaudhary et al. (2021), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Novosphingobium aromaticivorans corrig. (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001. Publication: Chaudhary DK, Dahal RH, Kim DU, Kim J. Novosphingobium olei sp. nov., with the ability to degrade diesel oil, isolated from oil-contaminated soil and proposal to reclassify Novosphingobium stygium as a later heterotypic synonym of Novosphingobium aromaticivorans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4628.
  • According to Chaudhary et al. (2021), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Sphingomonas aromaticivorans Balkwill et al. 1997. Publication: Chaudhary DK, Dahal RH, Kim DU, Kim J. Novosphingobium olei sp. nov., with the ability to degrade diesel oil, isolated from oil-contaminated soil and proposal to reclassify Novosphingobium stygium as a later heterotypic synonym of Novosphingobium aromaticivorans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4628.
  • According to Chaudhary et al. (2021), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Novosphingobium aromaticivorum (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001. Publication: Chaudhary DK, Dahal RH, Kim DU, Kim J. Novosphingobium olei sp. nov., with the ability to degrade diesel oil, isolated from oil-contaminated soil and proposal to reclassify Novosphingobium stygium as a later heterotypic synonym of Novosphingobium aromaticivorans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4628.
  • Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4766.

Parent taxon: Novosphingobium Takeuchi et al. 2001

Assigned by: Takeuchi M, Hamana K, Hiraishi A. Proposal of the genus Sphingomonas sensu stricto and three new genera, Sphingobium, Novosphingobium and Sphingopyxis, on the basis of phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic analyses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1405-1417.

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