Name: "Dighea" Heng and Kittelmann 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Di.ghe’a. N.L. fem. n. Dighea, named in honour of Abhijit S. Dighe, a microbiologist who contributed to the description of the first species of this genus

Gender: feminine (stem: Dighe-)

Type species: "Dighea lipolytica" (Dighe et al. 1998) Heng and Kittelmann 2026

Original publication: Heng YC, Kittelmann S. Taxonomic reclassification and expansion of the family Selenomonadaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7178. 🇸🇬

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7223.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Selenomonas von Prowazek 1913 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Selenomonas von Prowazek 1913 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, conserved name

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Selenomonas von Prowazek 1913 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Dighe AS, Shouche YS, Ranade DR. Selenomonas lipolytica sp. nov., an obligately anaerobic bacterium possessing lipolytic activity. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:783-791. 🇮🇳
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: MCM: 1.
  • 🧍 Considered not validly published. Type species not validly published. See comments there. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Christensen H, Goker M, Manaia CM, Moore ERB. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2025 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6979. 🇮🇱

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Dighea lipolytica" (Dighe et al. 1998) Heng and Kittelmann 2026	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Selenomonadaceae Campbell et al. 2015

Assigned by: Heng YC, Kittelmann S. Taxonomic reclassification and expansion of the family Selenomonadaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7178. 🇸🇬

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