Name: Centipeda timonae (Antezack et al. 2021) Heng and Kittelmann 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Selenomonas timonae Antezack et al. 2021

Etymology: ti’mo.nae. N.L. gen. fem. n. timonae, of Timone, the name of the university hospital in Marseille, France, where the strain type was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ken-TI-pe-da TI-mo-na͡e, feminine

Type strain: CECT 30128; CSUR Q3039; Marseille Q3039

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MT764255 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 (but should be taxonomically suspended)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Selenomonas timonae Antezack et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Selenomonas timonae Antezack et al. 2021, which has a risk group (Germany) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-04.
  • 🤪 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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 should be taxonomically suspended (but isn't for some reason) in favour of Selenomonas timonae Antezack et al. 2021. Publication: Antezack A, Boxberger M, Ben Khedher M, La Scola B, Monnet-Corti V. Isolation and description of Selenomonas timonae sp. nov., a novel Selenomonas species detected in a gingivitis patient. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5040. 🇫🇷 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5165.

Parent taxon: Centipeda Lai et al. 1983

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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