Name: Pseudosphingomonas lutea (Lee et al. 2016) Wang et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingomonas lutea Lee et al. 2016

Etymology: lu’te.a. L. fem. adj. lutea, yellow-coloured

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-sp^hin-GO-mo-nas LU-te-a, feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2017135; JCM 18309; JS5; KCTC 23642

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16S rRNA gene: JF922305 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang Y, You H, Kong YH, Sun C, Wu LH, Kim SG, Lee JS, Xu L, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the order Sphingomonadales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6769. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6824.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Sphingomonas lutea Lee et al. 2016

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingomonas lutea Lee et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Pseudosphingomonas lutea 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 Pseudosphingomonas.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Pseudosphingomonas Wang et al. 2025

Assigned by: Wang Y, You H, Kong YH, Sun C, Wu LH, Kim SG, Lee JS, Xu L, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the order Sphingomonadales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6769. 🇨🇳

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