Species "Robertmurraya yapensis"

Name: "Robertmurraya yapensis" Gupta 2023

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ya.pen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. yapensis, pertaining to Yap trench, which is the geographical position where the first isolate of this species was obtained

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ro-bert-mur-RAY-a ya-PEN-sis, feminine

Nomenclatural type: JCM 33181; MCCC 1A14143; XXST-01

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK243676 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Gupta RS. Update on the genus Robertmurraya: a bacterial genus honoring Dr. Robert G.E. Murray (with some personal reminiscences). Can J Microbiol 2023; 69:387-392. 🇨🇦

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Bacillus yapensis Xu et al. 2025

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Robertmurraya yapensis Hitch et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bacillus yapensis Xu et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Robertmurraya yapensis" (Xu et al. 2025) Dong et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of Robertmurraya yapensis Hitch et al. 2025.

Parent taxon: Robertmurraya Gupta et al. 2020

Assigned by: Gupta RS. Update on the genus Robertmurraya: a bacterial genus honoring Dr. Robert G.E. Murray (with some personal reminiscences). Can J Microbiol 2023; 69:387-392. 🇨🇦

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