Name: Sphingopyxis rigui Baik et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ri’gu.i. L. gen. masc. n. rigui, of a well-watered place

Pronunciation, gender: RI-gu-i, feminine

Type strain: 01SU5-P; DSM 29050; JCM 17509; KCTC 23326

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ436492 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Baik KS, Choe HN, Park SC, Hwang YM, Kim EM, Park C, Seong CN. Sphingopyxis rigui sp. nov. and Sphingopyxis wooponensis sp. nov., isolated from wetland freshwater, and emended description of the genus Sphingopyxis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1297-1303.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2368-2370.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Sphingorhabdus rigui (Baik et al. 2013) Park et al. 2014

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingorhabdus rigui (Baik et al. 2013) Park et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Sphingopyxis rigui 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Sphingopyxis Takeuchi et al. 2001

Assigned by: Baik KS, Choe HN, Park SC, Hwang YM, Kim EM, Park C, Seong CN. Sphingopyxis rigui sp. nov. and Sphingopyxis wooponensis sp. nov., isolated from wetland freshwater, and emended description of the genus Sphingopyxis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1297-1303.

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Record number: 790650