Name: Sphingopyxis litoris Kim et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li’to.ris. L. gen. neut. n. litoris, of the seashore, of the coast

Pronunciation, gender: LI-to-ris, feminine

Type strain: DSM 22379; FR1093; IMSNU 14133; JCM 14162; KCTC 12764

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ781321 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim BS, Lim YW, Chun J. Sphingopyxis marina sp. nov. and Sphingopyxis litoris sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2415-2419.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Parasphingorhabdus litoris (Kim et al. 2008) Feng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingorhabdus litoris (Kim et al. 2008) Jogler et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Parasphingorhabdus litoris (Kim et al. 2008) Feng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Sphingopyxis litoris 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 2023-10-29. 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 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Sphingopyxis Takeuchi et al. 2001

Assigned by: Kim BS, Lim YW, Chun J. Sphingopyxis marina sp. nov. and Sphingopyxis litoris sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2415-2419.

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Record number: 787588