Genus Aleya

Name: Aleya Miller et al. 2026

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: A.ley’a. N.L. fem. n. Aleya, named to honour Tom Aley, the name of the Tumbling Creek Cave landowner in Protem, MO, USA, for his decades-long dedication to facilitating and conducting research on natural caves and karst ecosystems

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Aley-), a-LEY-a

Type species: Aleya cavernae Miller et al. 2026

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Miller SL, Lu N, Shears PR, King J, Sankaranarayanan K, Lawson PA. Aleya cavernae gen. nov., sp. nov., and Lacrimispora cavernae sp. nov., novel taxa isolated from bat guano. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7260. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NRRL: 1; CCUG: 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
    Aleya cavernae Miller et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Jonesiaceae Stackebrandt et al. 1997

Assigned by: Miller SL, Lu N, Shears PR, King J, Sankaranarayanan K, Lawson PA. Aleya cavernae gen. nov., sp. nov., and Lacrimispora cavernae sp. nov., novel taxa isolated from bat guano. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7260. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 73317