Name: Sphingorhabdus wooponensis (Baik et al. 2013) Park et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingopyxis wooponensis Baik et al. 2013

Etymology: woo.po.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. wooponensis, of or belonging to Woopo wetland, Republic of Korea, the geographical origin of the type strain of the species

Pronunciation, gender: woo-po-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: 03SU3-P; DSM 29350; JCM 17547; KCTC 23340

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ436493 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Park JM, Park S, Jung YT, Kim H, Lee JS, Yoon JH. Sphingorhabdus arenilitoris sp. nov., isolated from a coastal sand, and reclassification of Sphingopyxis rigui as Sphingorhabdus rigui comb. nov. and Sphingopyxis wooponensis as Sphingorhabdus wooponensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2551-2557.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3607-3609.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingopyxis wooponensis Baik et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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: Sphingorhabdus Jogler et al. 2013

Assigned by: Park JM, Park S, Jung YT, Kim H, Lee JS, Yoon JH. Sphingorhabdus arenilitoris sp. nov., isolated from a coastal sand, and reclassification of Sphingopyxis rigui as Sphingorhabdus rigui comb. nov. and Sphingopyxis wooponensis as Sphingorhabdus wooponensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2551-2557.

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Record number: 792046