Description of Candidatus Coprocola gen. nov.

Candidatus Coprocola (Co.pro’co.la. Gr. fem. n. kopros dung; L. suff. -cola inhabitant of; N.L. fem. n. Coprocola 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 Coprocola pullicola. This is a name for the alphanumeric GTDB genus ASF356. 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 Coprocola pullicola sp. nov.

Candidatus Coprocola pullicola (pul.li’co.la. L. masc. n. pullus a young chicken; L. suff. -cola inhabitant of; N.L. n. pullicola an inhabitant 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 CHK193-15662 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817043. The GC content of the type genome is 33.91% and the genome length is 3.0 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Copromonas gen. nov.

Candidatus Copromonas (Co.pro.mo’nas. Gr. fem. n. kopros dung; L. fem. n. monas a monad; N.L. fem. n. Copromonas 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 Copromonas avistercoris. This is a name for the alphanumeric GTDB genus CAG-81. 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 Copromonas avistercoris sp. nov.

Candidatus Copromonas avistercoris (a.vi.ster’co.ris. L. fem. n. avis bird; L. neut. n. stercus dung; N.L. gen. n. avistercoris 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 ChiSjej3B21-5768 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817005. The GC content of the type genome is 52.88% and the genome length is 2.2 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Copromonas faecavium sp. nov.

Candidatus Copromonas faecavium (faec.a’vi.um. L. fem. n. faex, faecis excrement; L. fem. n. avis bird; N.L. gen. n. faecavium 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 CHK180-2868 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817009. The GC content of the type genome is 50.20% and the genome length is 2.7 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Copromorpha gen. nov.

Candidatus Copromorpha (Co.pro.mor’pha. Gr. fem. n. kopros dung; Gr. fem. n. morphe a form, shape; N.L. fem. n. Copromorpha 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 Copromorpha excrementavium. This is a name for the alphanumeric GTDB genus UBA1191. 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 Peptostreptococcales and to the family Anaerovoracaceae.

Description of Candidatus Copromorpha excrementavium sp. nov.

Candidatus Copromorpha 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 CHK176-22527 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817193. This is a new name for the alphanumeric GTDB species sp900542385. The GC content of the type genome is 42.88% and the genome length is 1.8 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Copromorpha excrementigallinarum sp. nov.

Candidatus Copromorpha 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 ChiHcec3-6078 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817131. The GC content of the type genome is 48.15% and the genome length is 2.0 Mbp.