Name: Solisphingomonas oligoaromativorans (Han et al. 2014) Wang et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingomonas oligoaromativorans Han et al. 2014

Etymology: o.li.go.a.ro.ma.ti’vo.rans. Gr. masc. adj. oligos, little, small; L. neut. n. aroma, spice, aroma; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. fem. part. adj. oligoaromativorans, degrading a few aromatic compounds

Pronunciation, gender: o-li-go-a-ro-ma-TI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: DSM 102246; KACC 12948; NBRC 105508; SY-6

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ434127 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 oligoaromativorans Han et al. 2014

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingomonas oligoaromativorans Han et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Solisphingomonas Wang et al. 2025. 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.
  • ❗ Solisphingomonas oligoaromativorans 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 Solisphingomonas.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-03.
  • 🙅 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: Solisphingomonas 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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Record number: 65569