Name: Parapontixanthobacter aurantiacus (Zhang et al. 2016) Xu et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Altererythrobacter aurantiacus Zhang et al. 2016

Etymology: au.ran.ti’a.cus. N.L. masc. adj. aurantiacus, orange-coloured

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a͡u-ran-TI-a-kus, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.12762; JCM 19853; LMG 28110; MCCC 1A09962; O30

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF924607 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xu L, Sun C, Fang C, Oren A, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the family Erythrobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4470-4495. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5602-5608.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Qipengyuania lutea Wang et al. 2025

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Altererythrobacter aurantiacus Zhang et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Qipengyuania lutea Wang et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Parapontixanthobacter Xu et al. 2020. Publication: Xu L, Sun C, Fang C, Oren A, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the family Erythrobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4470-4495. 🇨🇳
  • ❗ Parapontixanthobacter aurantiacus 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 Parapontixanthobacter.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Parapontixanthobacter Xu et al. 2020

Assigned by: Xu L, Sun C, Fang C, Oren A, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the family Erythrobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4470-4495. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 12801