Name: Pontixanthobacter confluentis (Park et al. 2016) Xu et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Altererythrobacter confluentis Park et al. 2016

Etymology: con.flu.en’tis. L. gen. masc. n. confluentis, of a meeting place of waters

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pon-ti-xan-t^ho-BAK-ter kon-flu-EN-tis, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 52259; KEM-4; NBRC 112305

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX129915 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xu L, Sun C, Fang C, Oren A, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the family Erythrobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4470-4495. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5602-5608.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudopontixanthobacter confluentis (Park et al. 2016) Liu et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Allopontixanthobacter confluentis (Park et al. 2016) Liu et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Aestuarierythrobacter confluentis (Park et al. 2016) Wang et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Altererythrobacter confluentis Park et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: NBRC 112308.
  • 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Pontixanthobacter Xu et al. 2020

Assigned by: Xu L, Sun C, Fang C, Oren A, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the family Erythrobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4470-4495. 🇨🇳

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