Description of Candidatus Fimihabitans intestinipullorum sp. nov.

Candidatus Fimihabitans intestinipullorum (in.tes.ti.ni.pul.lo’rum. L. neut. n. intestinum gut; L. masc. n. pullus a young chicken; N.L. gen. n. intestinipullorum of the gut of young chickens)

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 CHK197-8231 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817229. This is a new name for the alphanumeric GTDB species sp900553765. The GC content of the type genome is 33.44% and the genome length is 1.3 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Fimimonas gen. nov.

Candidatus Fimimonas (Fi.mi.mo’nas. L. neut. n. fimum dung; L. fem. n. monas a monad; N.L. fem. n. Fimimonas 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 Fimimonas gallinarum. This is a name for the alphanumeric GTDB genus CAG-1435. 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 Christensenellales and to the family CAG-314.

Description of Candidatus Fimimonas gallinarum sp. nov.

Candidatus Fimimonas gallinarum (gal.li.na’rum. L. fem. n. gallina a hen; L. gen. fem. pl. n. gallinarum of hens)

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 CHK121-14286 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817176. This is a new name for the alphanumeric GTDB species sp000433775. The GC content of the type genome is 45.96% and the genome length is 1.4 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Fimimonas merdipullorum sp. nov.

Candidatus Fimimonas merdipullorum (mer.di.pul.lo’rum. L. fem. n. merda faeces; L. masc. n. pullus a young chicken; N.L. gen. n. merdipullorum of the faeces of young chickens)

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 ChiHjej12B11-7776 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817153. The GC content of the type genome is 53.17% and the genome length is 1.3 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Fimimorpha gen. nov.

Candidatus Fimimorpha (Fi.mi.mor’pha. L. neut. n. fimum dung; Gr. fem. n. morphe a form, shape; N.L. fem. n. Fimimorpha 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 Fimimorpha faecalis. This is a name for the alphanumeric GTDB genus CHKCI001. 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 Lachnospiraceae.

Description of Candidatus Fimimorpha excrementavium sp. nov.

Candidatus Fimimorpha 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 CHK193-21555 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817029. The GC content of the type genome is 48.70% and the genome length is 3.1 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Fimimorpha faecalis sp. nov.

Candidatus Fimimorpha faecalis (fae.ca’lis. L. fem. adj. faecalis of 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 ChiW13-3771 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817177. This is a new name for the alphanumeric GTDB species sp900045905. The GC content of the type genome is 36.24% and the genome length is 2.9 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Fimiplasma gen. nov.

Candidatus Fimiplasma (Fi.mi.plas’ma. L. neut. n. fimum dung; Gr. neut. n. plasma a form; N.L. neut. n. Fimiplasma 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 Fimiplasma intestinipullorum. This is a name for the alphanumeric GTDB genus CHKCI006. 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 Erysipelotrichales and to the family Erysipelatoclostridiaceae.