Name: Parasphingomonas caseinilytica Han et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.se.i.ni.ly’ti.ca. N.L. neut. n. caseinum, casein; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, dissolving; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. fem. adj. caseinilytica, casein-dissolving

Pronunciation, gender: ka-se-i-ni-LY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.24759; GB1N7; KACC 23643

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Valid publication: Han D, Xin YH, Liu Q. Diverse biofilm-forming Sphingomonadaceae represent twelve novel species isolated from glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6913.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: orphaned species

• Notes:
  • ❗ Parasphingomonas caseinilytica 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-09-16.

Parent taxon: Parasphingomonas Wang et al. 2025

Assigned by: Han D, Xin YH, Liu Q. Diverse biofilm-forming Sphingomonadaceae represent twelve novel species isolated from glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6913.

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Record number: 67341