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      <authority>Takeuchi et al. 2001</authority>
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      <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1217" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.8078" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1217">Novosphingobium capsulatum</identifier>
      <authority>(Leifson 1962) Takeuchi et al. 2001 emend. Hördt et al. 2020 pro synon. Sphingomonas capsulata (Leifson 1962) Yabuuchi et al. 1990</authority>
      <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Novosphingobium capsulatum" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1217" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <taxonomic-equivalence>
    <related-taxon accession="165696" nomos="NCBI Taxonomy" rank="genus" relation="exactMatch" />
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  <ancestor doi="10.1601/tx.0" rank="root">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.0" rank="root" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.0">Universal Root</identifier>
        <authority>Woese et al. 1990</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Universal Root" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.0" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.419" rank="domain" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.419">Bacteria</identifier>
          <authority>(None 2015) Woese et al. 1990</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Bacteria" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.419" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      </nomenclature>
      <ancestor doi="10.1601/tx.808" rank="phylum">
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          <name-status-group>
            <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.808" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.2552" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.2553" rank="phylum" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.808">Proteobacteria</identifier>
            <authority>(sic) Garrity et al. 2021</authority>
            <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Pseudomonadota" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.40185" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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          <name-status-group>
            <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.40185" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.2552" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.2553" rank="phylum" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.808">Pseudomonadota</identifier>
            <authority>corrig. Garrity et al. 2021</authority>
            <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Pseudomonadota" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.40185" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <name-status-group>
            <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.31608" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.2552" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.2553" rank="phylum" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.808">Alphaproteobacteriota</identifier>
            <authority>(sic) Garrity et al. 2021</authority>
            <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Pseudomonadota" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.40185" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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        </nomenclature>
        <ancestor doi="10.1601/tx.809" rank="class">
          <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
            <name-status-group>
              <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.809" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1248" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1251" rank="class" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.809">Alphaproteobacteria</identifier>
              <authority>Garrity et al. 2006</authority>
              <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Alphaproteobacteria" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.809" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
            </name-status-group>
          </nomenclature>
          <ancestor doi="10.1601/tx.1164" rank="order">
            <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
              <name-status-group>
                <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1164" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1166" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.2659" rank="order" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1164">Sphingomonadales</identifier>
                <authority>Yabuuchi and Kosako 2006 emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
                <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Sphingomonadales" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1164" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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            <ancestor doi="10.1601/tx.14015" rank="family">
              <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
                <name-status-group>
                  <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.14015" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1207" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1208" rank="family" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.14015">Erythrobacteraceae</identifier>
                  <authority>Lee et al. 2005 emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
                  <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Erythrobacteraceae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.14015" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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              </nomenclature>
              <ancestor doi="10.1601/tx.1216" rank="genus">
                <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
                  <name-status-group>
                    <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1216" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1217" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.8078" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1216">Novosphingobium</identifier>
                    <authority>Takeuchi et al. 2001</authority>
                    <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Novosphingobium" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1216" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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              </ancestor>
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        </ancestor>
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  <parent doi="10.1601/tx.14015" rank="family">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.14015" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1207" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1208" rank="family" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.14015">Erythrobacteraceae</identifier>
        <authority>Lee et al. 2005 emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Erythrobacteraceae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.14015" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
      </name-status-group>
    </nomenclature>
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  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.14628" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.14628" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.14629" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.14629" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.14628">Croceicoccus</identifier>
        <authority>Xu et al. 2009 emend. Xu et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Croceicoccus" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.14628" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
      </name-status-group>
    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.1225" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1225" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1226" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1226" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1225">Porphyrobacter</identifier>
        <authority>Fuerst et al. 1993 emend. Coil et al. 2015</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Porphyrobacter" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1225" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
      </name-status-group>
    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.1212" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1212" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1213" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1213" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1212">Erythromicrobium</identifier>
        <authority>Yurkov et al. 1994</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Erythromicrobium" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1212" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
      </name-status-group>
    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.1207" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1207" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1208" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1208" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1207">Erythrobacter</identifier>
        <authority>Shiba and Simidu 1982 emend. Xu et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Erythrobacter" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1207" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
      </name-status-group>
    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.27508" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.27508" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.27509" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.27509" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.27508">Qipengyuania</identifier>
        <authority>Feng et al. 2015 emend. Xu et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Qipengyuania" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.27508" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
      </name-status-group>
    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.11401" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.11401" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.11399" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.11399" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.11401">Altererythrobacter</identifier>
        <authority>Kwon et al. 2007 emend. Xu et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Altererythrobacter" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.11401" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
      </name-status-group>
    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.27543" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.27543" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.27544" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.27544" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.27543">Citrimicrobium</identifier>
        <authority>Jung et al. 2014</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Citrimicrobium" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.27543" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
      </name-status-group>
    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.34833" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.34833" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.34834" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.34834" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.34833">Croceibacterium</identifier>
        <authority>Liu et al. 2019 emend. Xu et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Croceibacterium" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.34833" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
      </name-status-group>
    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.37982" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.37982" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.37983" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.22478" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.37982">Tsuneonella</identifier>
        <authority>Xu et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Tsuneonella" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.37982" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.38000" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.38000" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.38001" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.26154" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.38000">Alteriqipengyuania</identifier>
        <authority>Xu et al. 2020 emend. Tareen et al. 2021</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Alteriqipengyuania" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.38000" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.38003" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.38003" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.38004" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.24001" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.38003">Parerythrobacter</identifier>
        <authority>Xu et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Parerythrobacter" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.38003" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.38015" rank="genus">
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.38015" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.38016" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.9439" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.38015">Pontixanthobacter</identifier>
        <authority>Xu et al. 2020 emend. Liu et al. 2021</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Pontixanthobacter" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.38015" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.38022" rank="genus">
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.38022" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.38023" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.34445" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.38022">Alteripontixanthobacter</identifier>
        <authority>Xu et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Alteripontixanthobacter" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.38022" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.38024" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.38024" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.38025" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.29411" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.38024">Parapontixanthobacter</identifier>
        <authority>Xu et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Parapontixanthobacter" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.38024" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.38026" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.38026" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.38027" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.14914" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.38026">Pelagerythrobacter</identifier>
        <authority>Xu et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Pelagerythrobacter" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.38026" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.38030" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.38030" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.38031" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.14033" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.38030">Altericroceibacterium</identifier>
        <authority>Xu et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Altericroceibacterium" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.38030" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.38038" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.38038" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.38039" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.21303" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.38038">Alteraurantiacibacter</identifier>
        <authority>Xu et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Alteraurantiacibacter" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.38038" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.38042" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.38042" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.38046" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.19322" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.38042">Aurantiacibacter</identifier>
        <authority>Xu et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Aurantiacibacter" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.38042" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.38053" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.38053" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.38054" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.21302" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.38053">Paraurantiacibacter</identifier>
        <authority>Xu et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Paraurantiacibacter" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.38053" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
      </name-status-group>
    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.39115" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.39115" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.39116" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.39116" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.39115">Pseudopontixanthobacter</identifier>
        <authority>Sun et al. 2020 non Pseudopontixanthobacter Liu et al. 2021</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Pseudopontixanthobacter" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.39115" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.40133" rank="genus">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.40133" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.40134" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.29068" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.40133">Pseudopontixanthobacter</identifier>
        <authority>Liu et al. 2021 non Pseudopontixanthobacter Sun et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Allopontixanthobacter" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.40637" illegitimate="true" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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        <authority>Sohn et al. 2004 emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.13494" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.13494" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.13494">Novosphingobium mathurense</identifier>
        <authority>Gupta et al. 2009 emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.11773" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1196" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1223">Novosphingobium subterraneae</identifier>
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