Name: Sphingopyxis flavimaris Yoon and Oh 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fla.vi’ma.ris. L. masc. adj. flavus, yellow; L. gen. neut. n. maris, of the sea; N.L. gen. neut. n. flavimaris, of the yellow sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sp^hin-go-PY-xis fla-WI-ma-ris, feminine

Type strain: DSM 16223; KCTC 12232; SW-151

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16S rRNA gene: AY554010 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon JH, Oh TK. Sphingopyxis flavimaris sp. nov., isolated from sea water of the Yellow Sea in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:369-373. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Parasphingorhabdus flavimaris (Yoon and Oh 2005) Feng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingorhabdus flavimaris (Yoon and Oh 2005) Jogler et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Parasphingorhabdus flavimaris (Yoon and Oh 2005) Feng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Sphingopyxis flavimaris 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 Sphingopyxis.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Sphingopyxis Takeuchi et al. 2001

Assigned by: Yoon JH, Oh TK. Sphingopyxis flavimaris sp. nov., isolated from sea water of the Yellow Sea in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:369-373. 🇰🇷

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