Name: Neffella Silva Cerqueira et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Nef.fel’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Neffella, named in honour of Dr. John L. Neff, a naturalist specializing in the biology, ecology and taxonomy of bees native to TX, USA

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Neffell-), nef-FEL-la

Type species: Neffella xylocopae Silva Cerqueira et al. 2026

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Silva Cerqueira AE, Holley JC, Hatcher SC, Vidigal PMP, Phillips LE, Moran NA. Neffella xylocopae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel host-specific gut symbiont of Xylocopa carpenter bees in the family Orbaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7119. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. The expression "monophyletic clade" is a pleonasm. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 1; NCIMB: 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
    Neffella xylocopae Silva Cerqueira et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Orbaceae Kwong and Moran 2013

Assigned by: Silva Cerqueira AE, Holley JC, Hatcher SC, Vidigal PMP, Phillips LE, Moran NA. Neffella xylocopae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel host-specific gut symbiont of Xylocopa carpenter bees in the family Orbaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7119. 🇺🇸

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