Name: "Sphingobium salicis subsp. pluchea" Tournay et al. 2026

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: plu’che.a. N.L. fem. n. pluchea, referring to the host genus pluchea from which the strain was isolated

Gender: neuter

Nomenclatural type: DSM 35353; HT1-2; NRRL B-68485

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Original publication: Tournay RJ, Freeman JL, Levish M, Baker D, Firrincieli A, Doty SL. Sphingobium salicis sp. nov., a novel endophyte with two subspecies from pioneer plants growing on primary substrates. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2025; 119:16. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposits incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 120182; NCCB 101075.

Parent taxon: "Sphingobium salicis" Tournay et al. 2026

Assigned by: Tournay RJ, Freeman JL, Levish M, Baker D, Firrincieli A, Doty SL. Sphingobium salicis sp. nov., a novel endophyte with two subspecies from pioneer plants growing on primary substrates. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2025; 119:16. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 69604