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Genus Hespellia
Name: Hespellia Whitehead et al. 2004
Etymology: Hes.pell’i.a. N.L. fem. n. Hespellia, named in honour of the American microbiologist Robert B. Hespell, in recognition of his many contributions to anaerobic microbiology
Gender: feminine (stem: Hespelli-)
Type species: Hespellia stercorisuis Whitehead et al. 2004
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Whitehead TR, Cotta MA, Collins MD, Lawson PA. Hespellia stercorisuis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Hespellia porcina sp. nov., isolated from swine manure storage pits. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:241-245. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:633-634.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04730 (N = 11).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NRRL: 2; ATCC: 2; DSM: 2; CCUG: 1.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Hespellia porcina Whitehead et al. 2004 validly published under the ICNP correct name Hespellia stercorisuis Whitehead et al. 2004 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Lachnospiraceae Rainey 2010
Assigned by: Rainey FA. Family V. Lachnospiraceae fam. nov. In: De Vos P, Garrity GM, Jones D, Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Rainey FA, K.-H. S, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 3 (The Firmicutes), Springer, New York, 2009, p. 921.
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Record number: 515799
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