Name: Selenomonas dianae Moore et al. 1987

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: di’a.nae. N.L. gen. fem. n. dianae, of Diana, goddess of the moon, referring to crescent shape of the cells

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: se-le-NO-mo-nas DI-a-na͡e, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 43527; DSM 19527; JCM 8542

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16S rRNA gene: AF287801 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Moore LVH, Johnson JL, Moore WEC. Selenomonas noxia sp. nov., Selenomonas flueggei sp. nov., Selenomonas infelix sp. nov., Selenomonas dianae sp. nov., and Selenomonas artemidis sp. nov., from the human gingival crevice. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:271-280. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Centipeda dianae (Moore et al. 1987) Heng and Kittelmann 2026

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Centipeda dianae (Moore et al. 1987) Heng and Kittelmann 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Selenomonas dianae is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Selenomonas.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
  • ⚡ This name is retained (but isn't the recommended name) instead of Centipeda dianae (Moore et al. 1987) Heng and Kittelmann 2026. Publication: Heng YC, Kittelmann S. Taxonomic reclassification and expansion of the family Selenomonadaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7178. 🇸🇬 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.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Selenomonas von Prowazek 1913 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Moore LVH, Johnson JL, Moore WEC. Selenomonas noxia sp. nov., Selenomonas flueggei sp. nov., Selenomonas infelix sp. nov., Selenomonas dianae sp. nov., and Selenomonas artemidis sp. nov., from the human gingival crevice. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:271-280. 🇺🇸

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