Name: Parasphingomonas halimpatiens Han et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hal.im.pa’ti.ens. Gr. masc. n. hals, salt; L. adj. impatiens, intolerant; N.L. fem. adj. halimpatiens, salt-intolerant

Pronunciation, gender: hal-im-PA-ti-ens, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.23559; KACC 23647; RT2P30

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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 halimpatiens 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: 67343