Description of Candidatus Limenecus gen. nov.

Candidatus Limenecus (Lim.en.e’cus. L. masc. n. limus dung; Gr. masc. enoikos inhabitant; N.L. masc. n. Limenecus 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 Limenecus avicola. This is a name for the alphanumeric GTDB genus CAG-306. 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 Gastranaerophilales and to the family Gastranaerophilaceae.

Description of Candidatus Limenecus avicola sp. nov.

Candidatus Limenecus avicola (a.vi’co.la. L. fem. n. avis bird; L. suff. -cola inhabitant of; N.L. n. avicola inhabitant of birds)

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 CHK154-7741 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817206. This is a new name for the alphanumeric GTDB species sp000980375. The GC content of the type genome is 36.63% and the genome length is 2.1 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Limicola gen. nov.

Candidatus Limicola (Li.mi’co.la. L. masc. n. limus dung; L. suff. -cola inhabitant of; N.L. fem. n. Limicola 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 Limicola stercorigallinarum. This is a name for the alphanumeric GTDB genus An2-A. 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 Coriobacteriales and to the family Coriobacteriaceae.

Description of Candidatus Limicola stercorigallinarum sp. nov.

Candidatus Limicola stercorigallinarum (ster.co.ri.gal.li.na’rum. L. neut. n. stercus dung; L. fem. n. gallina hen; N.L. gen. n. stercorigallinarum 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 ChiGjej1B1-16188 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817082. The GC content of the type genome is 60.48% and the genome length is 2.0 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Limihabitans gen. nov.

Candidatus Limihabitans (Li.mi.ha’bi.tans. L. masc. n. limus dung; L. pres. part. habitans an inhabitant; N.L. fem. n. Limihabitans 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 Limihabitans stercoravium. This is a name for the alphanumeric GTDB genus UMGS1707. 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 4C28d-15 and to the family CAG-314.

Description of Candidatus Limihabitans stercoravium sp. nov.

Candidatus Limihabitans 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 3394 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817227. This is a new name for the alphanumeric GTDB species sp900547645. The GC content of the type genome is 43.23% and the genome length is 1.6 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Limimorpha gen. nov.

Candidatus Limimorpha (Li.mi.mor’pha. L. masc. n. limus dung; Gr. fem. n. morphe a form, shape; N.L. fem. n. Limimorpha 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 Limimorpha avicola. This is a name for the alphanumeric GTDB genus F082. 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 Bacteroidales and to the family F082.

Description of Candidatus Limimorpha avicola sp. nov.

Candidatus Limimorpha avicola (a.vi’co.la. L. fem. n. avis bird; L. suff. -cola inhabitant of; N.L. n. avicola inhabitant of birds)

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 Gambia15-481 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817194. This is a new name for the alphanumeric GTDB species sp002633315. The GC content of the type genome is 38.09% and the genome length is 2.5 Mbp.