Genus Niallia
Name: Niallia Gupta et al. 2020
Etymology: Ni.al’li.a N.L. fem. n. Niallia, named for the British microbiologist Prof. Niall A. Logan, Glasgow Caledonian University, for his many contributions to the systematics and uses of the members of the genus Bacillus
Type species: Niallia circulans (Jordan 1890) 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:
- The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Jordan EO. A report on certain species of bacteria observed in sewage. In: Sedgewick WT (eds), A Report of the Biological Work of the Lawrence Experiment Station, Including an Account of Methods Employed and Results Obtained in the Microscopical and Bacteriological Investigation of Sewage and Water. Report on Water Supply and Sewerage (Part II). The Report of the Massachusetts Board of Health, Massachusetts Board of Public Health, Boston, 1890, p. 821-844.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 5
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 5
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Niallia circulans (Jordan 1890) Gupta et al. 2020 validly published correct name Niallia endozanthoxylica (Ma et al. 2017) Gupta et al. 2020 validly published correct name Niallia nealsonii (Venkateswaran et al. 2003) Gupta et al. 2020 validly published correct name Niallia oryzisoli (Zhang et al. 2016) Gupta et al. 2020 validly published correct name Niallia taxi (Tuo et al. 2020) 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: 14519