Name: Sphingopyxis terrae subsp. ummariensis (Sharma et al. 2010) Feng et al. 2017

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingopyxis ummariensis Sharma et al. 2010

Etymology: um.ma.ri.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. ummariensis, pertaining to Ummari village, the place of isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation, gender: um-ma-ri-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CCM 7428; DSM 24316; MTCC 8591; UI2

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MF618307 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Feng GD, Wang DD, Yang SZ, Li HP, Zhu HH. Genome-based reclassification of Sphingopyxis ummariensis as a later heterotypic synonym of Sphingopyxis terrae, with the descriptions of Sphingopyxis terrae subsp. terrae subsp. nov. and Sphingopyxis terrae subsp. ummariensis subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:5279-5283.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:695-697.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Sphingopyxis ummariensis Sharma et al. 2010

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingopyxis ummariensis Sharma et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:695-697.
  • ❗ Sphingopyxis terrae subsp. ummariensis is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Sphingopyxis terrae 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.

Parent taxon: Sphingopyxis terrae (Takeuchi et al. 1993) Takeuchi et al. 2001

Assigned by: Feng GD, Wang DD, Yang SZ, Li HP, Zhu HH. Genome-based reclassification of Sphingopyxis ummariensis as a later heterotypic synonym of Sphingopyxis terrae, with the descriptions of Sphingopyxis terrae subsp. terrae subsp. nov. and Sphingopyxis terrae subsp. ummariensis subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:5279-5283.

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