Name: "Robertmurraya yapensis" Gupta 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: 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: … 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" (Xu et al. 2025) Dong et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Bacillus yapensis Xu et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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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Record number: 39889