Name: Wylensekiella Heng and Kittelmann 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Wy.len.se.ki.el’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Wylensekiella, named in honour of David Wylensek, a microbiologist who contributed to the description of the first species of this genus

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Wylensekiell-), wy-len-se-ki-EL-la

Type species: Wylensekiella montiformis (Wylensek et al. 2021) 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

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Selenomonas von Prowazek 1913 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Wylensek D, Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Afrizal A, Kumar N, Wortmann E, Liu T, Devendran S, Lesker TR, Hernandez SB, et al. A collection of bacterial isolates from the pig intestine reveals functional and taxonomic diversity. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6389. 🇩🇪
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1; DSM: 1.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Wylensekiella montiformis (Wylensek et al. 2021) 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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