Genus Litchfieldia
Name: Litchfieldia Gupta et al. 2020
Etymology: Litch.fiel’di.a N.L. fem. n. Litchfieldia, named after Dr Carol D. Litchfield (1936-2012), a prominent American marine microbiologist and ecologist
Type species: Litchfieldia alkalitelluris (Lee et al. 2008) Gupta et al. 2020
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5753-5798. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Lee JC, Lee GS, Park DJ, Kim CJ. Bacillus alkalitelluris sp. nov., an alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from sandy soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2629-2634.
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The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Lee JC, Lee GS, Park DJ, Kim CJ. Bacillus alkalitelluris sp. nov., an alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from sandy soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2629-2634.
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 Litchfieldia alkalitelluris (Lee et al. 2008) Gupta et al. 2020 validly published correct name Litchfieldia salsus (Amoozegar et al. 2013) Gupta et al. 2020 validly published correct name
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Parent taxon: Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5753-5798.
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Record number: 14515