Etymology:N.L. fem. n.Sphingomonas, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff.-aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n.Sphingomonadaceae, the Sphingomonas family
Effective publication:
Kosako Y, Yabuuchi E, Naka T, Fujiwara N, Kobayashi K. Proposal of Sphingomonadaceae fam. nov., consisting of Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990, Erythrobacter Shiba and Shimidu 1982, Erythromicrobium Yurkov et al. 1994, Porphyrobacter Fuerst et al. 1993, Zymomonas Kluyver and van Niel 1936, and Sandaracinobacter Yurkov et al. 1997, with the type genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990. Microbiol Immunol 2000; 44:563-575.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 77. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1953.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name
Emendations:
Hördt et al. 2020
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090. Notes:
⊕ Emendation accompanied by the inclusion of 15 genera in the family.
⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 8 genera from the family.
Notes:
🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Erythromicrobium Yurkov et al. 1994 to this family.Publication:
Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166.
🧒 Brenner et al. (2005) assigned the genus Erythrobacter Shiba and Simidu 1982 to this family.Publication:
Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Class I. Alphaproteobacteria class. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1.
🧒 Brenner et al. (2005) assigned the genus Porphyrobacter Fuerst et al. 1993 to this family.Publication:
Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Class I. Alphaproteobacteria class. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1.
🧒 Fukuda et al. (2014) assigned the genus Polymorphobacter Fukuda et al. 2014 to this family.Publication:
Fukuda W, Chino Y, Araki S, Kondo Y, Imanaka H, Kanai T, Atomi H, Imanaka T. Polymorphobacter multimanifer gen. nov., sp. nov., a polymorphic bacterium isolated from Antarctic white rock. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2034-2040.
🧒 Glaeser et al. (2009) assigned the genus Novosphingobium Takeuchi et al. 2001 to this family.Publication:
Glaeser SP, Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Langer S, Glaeser J. Novosphingobium acidiphilum sp. nov., an acidophilic salt-sensitive bacterium isolated from the humic acid-rich Lake Grosse Fuchskuhle. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:323-330.
🧒 Kim et al. (2016) assigned the genus Sandarakinorhabdus Gich and Overmann 2006 to this family.Publication:
Kim M, Kang O, Zhang Y, Ren L, Chang X, Jiang F, Fang C, Zheng C, Peng F. Sphingoaurantiacus polygranulatus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from high-Arctic tundra soil, and emended descriptions of the genera Sandarakinorhabdus, Polymorphobacter and Rhizorhabdus and the species Sandarakinorhabdus limnophila, Rhizorhabdus argentea and Sphingomonas wittichii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:91-100.
🧒 Kim et al. (2016) assigned the genus Sphingoaurantiacus Kim et al. 2016 to this family.Publication:
Kim M, Kang O, Zhang Y, Ren L, Chang X, Jiang F, Fang C, Zheng C, Peng F. Sphingoaurantiacus polygranulatus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from high-Arctic tundra soil, and emended descriptions of the genera Sandarakinorhabdus, Polymorphobacter and Rhizorhabdus and the species Sandarakinorhabdus limnophila, Rhizorhabdus argentea and Sphingomonas wittichii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:91-100.
🧒 Kosako et al. (2000) assigned the genus Erythrobacter Shiba and Simidu 1982 to this family.Publication:
Kosako Y, Yabuuchi E, Naka T, Fujiwara N, Kobayashi K. Proposal of Sphingomonadaceae fam. nov., consisting of Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990, Erythrobacter Shiba and Shimidu 1982, Erythromicrobium Yurkov et al. 1994, Porphyrobacter Fuerst et al. 1993, Zymomonas Kluyver and van Niel 1936, and Sandaracinobacter Yurkov et al. 1997, with the type genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990. Microbiol Immunol 2000; 44:563-575.
🧒 Kosako et al. (2000) assigned the genus Erythromicrobium Yurkov et al. 1994 to this family.Publication:
Kosako Y, Yabuuchi E, Naka T, Fujiwara N, Kobayashi K. Proposal of Sphingomonadaceae fam. nov., consisting of Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990, Erythrobacter Shiba and Shimidu 1982, Erythromicrobium Yurkov et al. 1994, Porphyrobacter Fuerst et al. 1993, Zymomonas Kluyver and van Niel 1936, and Sandaracinobacter Yurkov et al. 1997, with the type genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990. Microbiol Immunol 2000; 44:563-575.
🧒 Kosako et al. (2000) assigned the genus Porphyrobacter Fuerst et al. 1993 to this family.Publication:
Kosako Y, Yabuuchi E, Naka T, Fujiwara N, Kobayashi K. Proposal of Sphingomonadaceae fam. nov., consisting of Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990, Erythrobacter Shiba and Shimidu 1982, Erythromicrobium Yurkov et al. 1994, Porphyrobacter Fuerst et al. 1993, Zymomonas Kluyver and van Niel 1936, and Sandaracinobacter Yurkov et al. 1997, with the type genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990. Microbiol Immunol 2000; 44:563-575.
🧒 Kosako et al. (2000) assigned the genus "Sandaracinobacter" Yurkov et al. 1997 to this family.Publication:
Kosako Y, Yabuuchi E, Naka T, Fujiwara N, Kobayashi K. Proposal of Sphingomonadaceae fam. nov., consisting of Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990, Erythrobacter Shiba and Shimidu 1982, Erythromicrobium Yurkov et al. 1994, Porphyrobacter Fuerst et al. 1993, Zymomonas Kluyver and van Niel 1936, and Sandaracinobacter Yurkov et al. 1997, with the type genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990. Microbiol Immunol 2000; 44:563-575.
🧒 Kosako et al. (2000) assigned the genus Zymomonas Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family.Publication:
Kosako Y, Yabuuchi E, Naka T, Fujiwara N, Kobayashi K. Proposal of Sphingomonadaceae fam. nov., consisting of Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990, Erythrobacter Shiba and Shimidu 1982, Erythromicrobium Yurkov et al. 1994, Porphyrobacter Fuerst et al. 1993, Zymomonas Kluyver and van Niel 1936, and Sandaracinobacter Yurkov et al. 1997, with the type genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990. Microbiol Immunol 2000; 44:563-575.
🧒 Liu et al. (2014) assigned the genus Pacificimonas corrig. Liu et al. 2016 to this family.Publication:
Liu K, Li S, Jiao N, Tang K. Pacificamonas flava gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Sphingomonadaceae isolated from the Southeastern Pacific. Curr Microbiol 2014; 69:96-101.
🧒 Maruyama et al. (2006) assigned the genus Sphingosinicella Maruyama et al. 2006 to this family.Publication:
Maruyama T, Park HD, Ozawa K, Tanaka Y, Sumino T, Hamana K, Hiraishi A, Kato K. Sphingosinicella microcystinivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a microcystin-degrading bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:85-89.
💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Kim et al. (2016), Feng et al. (2020). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 208; JCM: 144; KCTC: 124; LMG: 100; NBRC: 73; CIP: 55; ATCC: 41; IFO: 40; CGMCC: 40; CCUG: 27.
Subdivision:
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 19 Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 23 Total number of child taxa: 29
Assigned by:
Yabuuchi E, Kosako Y. Order IV. Sphingomonadales ord. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 230-233.
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