Species Parasphingorhabdus litoris

Name: Parasphingorhabdus litoris (Kim et al. 2008) Feng et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingopyxis litoris Kim et al. 2008

Etymology: li’to.ris. L. gen. neut. n. litoris, of the seashore, of the coast

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-sp^hin-go-R^HAB-dus LI-to-ris, feminine

Type strain: DSM 22379; FR1093; IMSNU 14133; JCM 14162; KCTC 12764

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ781321 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
    Sphingorhabdus litoris (Kim et al. 2008) Jogler et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Sphingopyxis litoris Kim et al. 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Parasphingorhabdus 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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Record number: 5961