Name: "Candidatus Cacconaster equi" Gilroy et al. 2022
Category, proposed as: species, Candidatus
Etymology:e’qui.L. gen. masc. n.equi, of a horse
Pronunciation (Latin), gender:
… E-kwi, masculine
Nomenclatural type:
E1MB289
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
Original publication:
Gilroy R, Leng J, Ravi A, Adriaenssens EM, Oren A, Baker D, La Ragione RM, Proudman C, Pallen MJ. Metagenomic investigation of the equine faecal microbiome reveals extensive taxonomic diversity. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13084. 🇬🇧
Nomenclatural status:
not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status:
not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status:
preferred name (not pro-correct name)