Name: Robertmurraya Gupta et al. 2020

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ro.bert.mur.ray’a. N.L. fem. n. Robertmurraya, named after the Canadian microbiologist Dr Robert G. E. Murray, University of Western Ontario, for his contributions and leadership in the field of bacterial taxonomy

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Robertmurray-), ro-bert-mur-RAY-a

Type species: Robertmurraya siralis (Pettersson et al. 2000) Gupta et al. 2020

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

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. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Gupta et al. (2020) assigned this genus to the family Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980). 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. 🇨🇦
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Pettersson B, de Silva SK, Uhlen M, Priest FG. Bacillus siralis sp. nov., a novel species from silage with a higher order structural attribute in the 16S rRNA genes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2181-2187. 🇬🇧
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 7; JCM: 5; LMG: 3; CSUR: 2; GDMCC: 2; MCCC: 2; KCTC: 2; KEMB: 1; CIP: 1; NRRL: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 9
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 11
Total number of child taxa: 14

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Robertmurraya andreesenii (Kosowski et al. 2014) Gupta et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Robertmurraya beringensis (Yu et al. 2012) Gupta et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Robertmurraya crescens (Shivani et al. 2015) Gupta et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Robertmurraya dakarensis" Gupta 2023	not validly published	preferred name
    Robertmurraya korlensis (Zhang et al. 2009) Gupta et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Robertmurraya kyonggiensis Gupta et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Robertmurraya mangrovi Li et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Robertmurraya massiliosenegalensis (Ramasamy et al. 2016) Gupta et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Robertmurraya mesotrionivorans Wu et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Robertmurraya phoenicis Schultz et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Robertmurraya siralis (Pettersson et al. 2000) Gupta et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Robertmurraya yapensis" Gupta 2023	not validly published	synonym
    Robertmurraya yapensis Hitch et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Robertmurraya yapensis" (Xu et al. 2025) Dong et al. 2025	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Cytobacillaceae Li et al. 2024

Assigned by: Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539. 🇨🇳

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