Name: Sphingopyxis alaskensis (Vancanneyt et al. 2001) Godoy et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingomonas alaskensis Vancanneyt et al. 2001

Etymology: a.las.ken’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. alaskensis, referring to Alaska

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCUG 45028; CIP 106977; DSM 13593; LMG 18877; RB 2256

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z73631 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Godoy F, Vancanneyt M, Martinez M, Steinbuchel A, Swings J, Rehm BH. Sphingopyxis chilensis sp. nov., a chlorophenol-degrading bacterium that accumulates polyhydroxyalkanoate, and transfer of Sphingomonas alaskensis to Sphingopyxis alaskensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:473-477.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:939-940.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingomonas alaskensis Vancanneyt et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.15321 (N = 15).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 40 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Sphingopyxis Takeuchi et al. 2001

Assigned by: Godoy F, Vancanneyt M, Martinez M, Steinbuchel A, Swings J, Rehm BH. Sphingopyxis chilensis sp. nov., a chlorophenol-degrading bacterium that accumulates polyhydroxyalkanoate, and transfer of Sphingomonas alaskensis to Sphingopyxis alaskensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:473-477.

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Record number: 781045