Name: "Candidatus Hippenecus merdae" Gilroy et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: mer’dae. L. gen. fem. n. merdae, of faeces

Gender: masculine

Type strain: E387

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

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Hippenecus" 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 Hippenecus" 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: 35934