Description of Candidatus Fimenecus gen. nov.

Candidatus Fimenecus (Fim.en.e’cus. L. neut. n. fimum dung; Gr. masc. enoikos inhabitant; N.L. masc. n. Fimenecus a microbe associated with faeces)

A bacterial genus identified by metagenomic analyses. The genus includes all bacteria with genomes that show ≥60% average amino acid identity (AAI) to the type genome from the type species Candidatus Fimenecus excrementigallinarum. This is a name for the alphanumeric GTDB genus CAG-180. This genus has been assigned by GTDB-Tk v1.3.0 working on GTDB Release 05-RS95 (Chaumeil et al., 2019; Parks et al., 2020) to the order Oscillospirales and to the family Acutalibacteraceae.

Description of Candidatus Fimenecus excrementavium sp. nov.

Candidatus Fimenecus excrementavium (ex.cre.ment.a’vi.um. L. neut. n. excrementum excrement; L. fem. n. avis bird; N.L. gen. n. excrementavium of bird excrement)

A bacterial species identified by metagenomic analyses. This species includes all bacteria with genomes that show ≥95% average nucleotide identity (ANI) to the type genome, which has been assigned the MAG ID ChiSjej1B19-6168 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817011. The GC content of the type genome is 50.61% and the genome length is 1.8 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Fimenecus excrementigallinarum sp. nov.

Candidatus Fimenecus excrementigallinarum (ex.cre.men.ti.gal.li.na’rum. L. neut. n. excrementum excrement; L. fem. n. gallina hen; N.L. gen. n. excrementigallinarum of hen excrement)

A bacterial species identified by metagenomic analyses. This species includes all bacteria with genomes that show ≥95% average nucleotide identity (ANI) to the type genome, which has been assigned the MAG ID ChiGjej1B1-19959 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817134. The GC content of the type genome is 60.29% and the genome length is 1.8 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Fimenecus stercoravium sp. nov.

Candidatus Fimenecus stercoravium (ster.cor.a’vi.um. L. neut. n. stercus dung; L. fem. n. avis bird; N.L. gen. n. stercoravium of bird faeces)

A bacterial species identified by metagenomic analyses. This species includes all bacteria with genomes that show ≥95% average nucleotide identity (ANI) to the type genome, which has been assigned the MAG ID ChiHcolR13-3023 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817181. This is a new name for the alphanumeric GTDB species sp002314305. The GC content of the type genome is 55.43% and the genome length is 1.9 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Fimicola gen. nov.

Candidatus Fimicola (Fi.mi’co.la. L. neut. n. fimum dung; L. suff. -cola inhabitant of; N.L. fem. n. Fimicola a microbe associated with faeces)

A bacterial genus identified by metagenomic analyses. The genus includes all bacteria with genomes that show ≥60% average amino acid identity (AAI) to the type genome from the type species Candidatus Fimicola merdigallinarum. This is a name for the alphanumeric GTDB genus An114. This genus has been assigned by GTDB-Tk v1.3.0 working on GTDB Release 05-RS95 (Chaumeil et al., 2019; Parks et al., 2020) to the order Lachnospirales and to the family Anaerotignaceae.

Description of Candidatus Fimicola cottocaccae sp. nov.

Candidatus Fimicola cottocaccae (cot.to.cac’cae. Gr. masc. n. kottos chicken Gr. fem. n. kakke faeces; N.L. gen. n. cottocaccae of chicken faeces)

A bacterial species identified by metagenomic analyses. This species includes all bacteria with genomes that show ≥95% average nucleotide identity (ANI) to the type genome, which has been assigned the MAG ID ChiW9-1577 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817191. This is a new name for the alphanumeric GTDB species sp002161055. The GC content of the type genome is 31.91% and the genome length is 1.8 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Fimicola merdigallinarum sp. nov.

Candidatus Fimicola merdigallinarum (mer.di.gal.li.na’rum. L. fem. n. merda faeces; L. fem. n. gallina hen; N.L. gen. n. merdigallinarum of hen faeces)

A bacterial species identified by metagenomic analyses. This species includes all bacteria with genomes that show ≥95% average nucleotide identity (ANI) to the type genome, which has been assigned the MAG ID F6-4510 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817136. The GC content of the type genome is 32.46% and the genome length is 1.8 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Fimihabitans gen. nov.

Candidatus Fimihabitans (Fi.mi.ha’bi.tans. L. neut. n. fimum dung; L. pres. part. habitans an inhabitant; N.L. fem. n. Fimihabitans a microbe associated with faeces)

A bacterial genus identified by metagenomic analyses. The genus includes all bacteria with genomes that show ≥60% average amino acid identity (AAI) to the type genome from the type species Candidatus Fimihabitans intestinipullorum. This is a name for the alphanumeric GTDB genus UMGS1648. This genus has been assigned by GTDB-Tk v1.3.0 working on GTDB Release 05-RS95 (Chaumeil et al., 2019; Parks et al., 2020) to the order RF39 and to the family CAG-822.