Name: Pontixanthobacter sediminis (Kim et al. 2016) Xu et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Altererythrobacter sediminis Kim et al. 2016

Etymology: se.di’mi.nis. L. gen. neut. n. sediminis, of sediment

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pon-ti-xan-t^ho-BAK-ter se-DI-mi-nis, masculine

Type strain: CAU 1172; KCTC 42453; NBRC 110917

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP779619 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

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 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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