Species "Candidatus Scatomorpha merdipullorum"

Name: "Candidatus Scatomorpha merdipullorum" Gilroy et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, Candidatus

Etymology: mer.di.pul.lo’rum. L. fem. n. merda, faeces; L. masc. adj. pullus, a young chicken; N.L. gen. masc. pl. n. merdipullorum, of the faeces of young chickens

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ska-to-MOR-p^ha mer-di-pul-LO-rum, feminine

Nomenclatural type: ChiHjej10B9-9673

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Effective publication: Gilroy R, Ravi A, Getino M, Pursley I, Horton DL, Alikhan NF, Baker D, Gharbi K, Hall N, Watson M, et al. Extensive microbial diversity within the chicken gut microbiome revealed by metagenomics and culture. PeerJ 2021; 9:e10941. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A. Candidatus list no. 4. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5545.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: pro-correct name

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Scatomorpha" Gilroy et al. 2021

Assigned by: Gilroy R, Ravi A, Getino M, Pursley I, Horton DL, Alikhan NF, Baker D, Gharbi K, Hall N, Watson M, et al. Extensive microbial diversity within the chicken gut microbiome revealed by metagenomics and culture. PeerJ 2021; 9:e10941. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 31193