Name: Parasphingomonas aliaeris (Heidler von Heilborn et al. 2021) Wang et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingomonas aliaeris Heidler von Heilborn et al. 2021

Etymology: a.li.ae’ris. L. masc. pron. alius, different; Gr. masc. n. aêr, air, atmosphere; N.L. gen. masc. n. aliaeris, of a different atmosphere

Pronunciation, gender: a-li-A͡E-ris, feminine

Type strain: DH-S5; DSM 110829; LMG 31606

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16S rRNA gene: MT821129 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 aliaeris Heidler von Heilborn et al. 2021

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingomonas aliaeris Heidler von Heilborn et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Parasphingomonas aliaeris 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 Parasphingomonas.
  • 🎓 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: Parasphingomonas 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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Record number: 65498