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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingopyxis litoris Kim et al. 2008

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

Gender: 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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingopyxis litoris Kim et al. 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Sphingorhabdus litoris (Kim et al. 2008) Jogler et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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