Species Pseudoselenomonas caprae

Name: Pseudoselenomonas caprae (Poothong et al. 2023) Heng and Kittelmann 2026

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Selenomonas caprae Poothong et al. 2023

Etymology: ca’prae. L. gen. fem. n. caprae, of a goat, of Capra hircus which was the host of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-se-le-NO-mo-nas KA-pra͡e, feminine

Type strain: JCM 33725; KCTC 25178; mPRGC8

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC498178 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Selenomonas caprae Poothong et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 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 genus. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Selenomonas caprae Poothong et al. 2023. Publication: Poothong S, Tanasupawat S, Chanpongsang S, Phongsopitanun W, Nuengjamnong C. Selenomonas caprae sp. nov., an obligately anaerobic and volatile fatty acid producing bacterium from ruminal fluid of domestic goat (Capra hircus L.). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5936. 🇹🇭 Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6009.

Parent taxon: Pseudoselenomonas Heng and Kittelmann 2026

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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Record number: 72268

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