Name: Selenobaculum Yeo et al. 2024

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Se.le.no.ba’cu.lum. N.L. fem. pl. n. Selenomonadaceae, a bacterial family name; L. neut. n. baculum, a stick, staf, rod; N.L. neut. n. Selenobaculum, a rodshaped bacterium that belongs to the family Selenomonadaceae

Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Selenobacul-), se-le-no-BA-ku-lum

Type species: Selenobaculum gibii corrig. Yeo et al. 2024

Effective publication: Yeo S, Park H, Kim H, Ryu CB, Huh CS. Selenobaculum gbiensis gen. nov. sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from the gut microbiota of a patient with Crohn's disease. Sci Rep 2023; 13:14835.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 217. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6275.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Anaerosinus Strömpl et al. 1999

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Massilibacillus" Tidjani Alou et al. 2017	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Anaerosinus Strömpl et al. 1999	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Anaerosinus Strömpl et al. 1999. Publication: Heng YC, Lee JKY, Silvaraju S, Kittelmann S. Description of Megasphaera jansseni sp. nov., a novel short- and medium-chain fatty acid-producing species isolated from faeces of a wild boar (Sus scrofa), and a taxonomic note on the family Veillonellaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6937.
  • ❗ Selenobaculum is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 2; JCM: 2.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Selenobaculum gbiensis Yeo et al. 2024	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Selenobaculum gibii corrig. Yeo et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Selenomonadaceae Campbell et al. 2015

Assigned by: Yeo S, Park H, Kim H, Ryu CB, Huh CS. Selenobaculum gbiensis gen. nov. sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from the gut microbiota of a patient with Crohn's disease. Sci Rep 2023; 13:14835.

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