Update on the genus Robertmurraya: a bacterial genus honoring Dr. Robert G.E. Murray (with some personal reminiscences)

The genus Robertmurraya was created by my group in 2020 to recognize the contributions of Dr. Robert G.E. Murray to the field of prokaryotic taxonomy. This manuscript updates the information regarding this genus. In addition to the seven Robertmurraya species with validly published names, the work presented here shows that two species with effectively published names, "Bacillus yapensis" and "Bacillus dakarensis", and an uncharacterized Bacillus…