Species "Candidatus Colimorpha merdihippi"

Name: "Candidatus Colimorpha merdihippi" Gilroy et al. 2022

Category, proposed as: species, Candidatus

Etymology: mer.di.hip’pi. L. fem. n. merda, faeces; Gr. masc. n. hippos, a horse; N.L. gen. n. merdihippi, associated with the faeces of horses

Gender: feminine

Nomenclatural type: E190

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)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Colimorpha" Gilroy et al. 2022. 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. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Colimorpha" Gilroy et al. 2022

Assigned by: 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. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 35932