Species Novosphingopyxis baekryungensis

Name: Novosphingopyxis baekryungensis (Yoon et al. 2005) Feng et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingopyxis baekryungensis Yoon et al. 2005

Etymology: baek.ry.ung.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. baekryungensis, of Baekryung Island, an island of the Yellow Sea in Korea where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: no-wo-sp^hin-go-PY-xis ba͡ek-ry-un͡g-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 16222; KCTC 12231; SW-150

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY608604 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Feng GD, Zhang XJ, Yang SZ, Li AZ, Yao Q, Zhu H. Transfer of Sphingorhabdus marina, Sphingorhabdus litoris, Sphingorhabdus flavimaris and Sphingorhabdus pacifica corrig. into the novel genus Parasphingorhabdus gen. nov. and Sphingopyxis baekryungensis into the novel genus Novosphingopyxis gen. nov. within the family Sphingomonadaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2147-2154. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3583-3587.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Elkelangia baekryungensis (Yoon et al. 2005) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Sphingopyxis baekryungensis Yoon et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Novosphingopyxis Feng et al. 2020. Publication: Feng GD, Zhang XJ, Yang SZ, Li AZ, Yao Q, Zhu H. Transfer of Sphingorhabdus marina, Sphingorhabdus litoris, Sphingorhabdus flavimaris and Sphingorhabdus pacifica corrig. into the novel genus Parasphingorhabdus gen. nov. and Sphingopyxis baekryungensis into the novel genus Novosphingopyxis gen. nov. within the family Sphingomonadaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2147-2154. 🇨🇳
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Novosphingopyxis Feng et al. 2020

Assigned by: Feng GD, Zhang XJ, Yang SZ, Li AZ, Yao Q, Zhu H. Transfer of Sphingorhabdus marina, Sphingorhabdus litoris, Sphingorhabdus flavimaris and Sphingorhabdus pacifica corrig. into the novel genus Parasphingorhabdus gen. nov. and Sphingopyxis baekryungensis into the novel genus Novosphingopyxis gen. nov. within the family Sphingomonadaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2147-2154. 🇨🇳

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