Name: Pseudoselenomonas Heng and Kittelmann 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Pseu.do.se.le.no’mo.nas. Gr. neut. adj. pseudes, false; N.L. fem. n. Selenomonas, a bacterial genus; N.L. fem. n. Pseudoselenomonas, the false Selenomonas

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Pseudoselenomonad-), pse͡u-do-se-le-NO-mo-nas

Type species: Pseudoselenomonas ruminantium (Certes 1889) Heng and Kittelmann 2026

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid 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: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Ancyromonas" Kent 1881	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Selenomonas von Prowazek 1913 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Wenyon CM. Protozoology, Vol.1. Bailliere, Tindall & Cox, London, 1926.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Ancyromonas" Kent 1881. Publication: Certes A. Note sur les microorganismes de la panse des ruminants. Bulletin de la Société Zoologie Française 1889; 14:70-73.
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Poothong et al. (2024). 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: JCM: 3; ATCC: 2; KCTC: 2; DSM: 2.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Pseudoselenomonas caprae (Poothong et al. 2023) Heng and Kittelmann 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pseudoselenomonas lactilytica (Bryant 1956) Heng and Kittelmann 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pseudoselenomonas ruminantium (Certes 1889) Heng and Kittelmann 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pseudoselenomonas ruminis (Poothong et al. 2024) Heng and Kittelmann 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

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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