Description of Candidatus Copromorpha excrementipullorum sp. nov.

Candidatus Copromorpha excrementipullorum (ex.cre.men.ti.pul.lo’rum. L. neut. n. excrementum excrement; L. masc. n. pullus a young chicken; N.L. gen. n. excrementipullorum of young chicken 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 ChiSjej4B22-8349 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817205. This is a new name for the alphanumeric GTDB species sp900543485. The GC content of the type genome is 49.77% and the genome length is 1.9 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Coproplasma gen. nov.

Candidatus Coproplasma (Co.pro.plas’ma. Gr. fem. n. kopros dung; Gr. neut. n. plasma a form; N.L. neut. n. Coproplasma 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 Coproplasma stercoravium. This is a name for the alphanumeric GTDB genus UBA11940. 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 Borkfalkiaceae.

Description of Candidatus Coproplasma avicola sp. nov.

Candidatus Coproplasma 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 ChiW16-3235 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817075. The GC content of the type genome is 51.11% and the genome length is 1.5 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Coproplasma avistercoris sp. nov.

Candidatus Coproplasma 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 ChiW7-3743 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817023. The GC content of the type genome is 56.32% and the genome length is 1.4 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Coproplasma excrementavium sp. nov.

Candidatus Coproplasma 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 CHK179-18245 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817045. The GC content of the type genome is 50.26% and the genome length is 1.4 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Coproplasma excrementigallinarum sp. nov.

Candidatus Coproplasma 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 CHK195-12923 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817050. The GC content of the type genome is 50.00% and the genome length is 1.4 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Coproplasma excrementipullorum sp. nov.

Candidatus Coproplasma excrementipullorum (ex.cre.men.ti.pul.lo’rum. L. neut. n. excrementum excrement; L. masc. n. pullus a young chicken; N.L. gen. n. excrementipullorum of young chicken 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 10570 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817148. The GC content of the type genome is 51.24% and the genome length is 1.7 Mbp.

Description of Candidatus Coproplasma stercoravium sp. nov.

Candidatus Coproplasma 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 CHK180-19203 and which is available via NCBI BioSample SAMN15817006. The GC content of the type genome is 51.86% and the genome length is 1.6 Mbp.