Algibacter


Algibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota.

Etymology

The name Algibacter derives from:
Latin feminine gender noun alga, seaweed; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Algibacter, rod isolated from seaweed.

Species

The genus contains 15 species, namelyAlgibacter aestuariiAlgibacter agarilyticusAlgibacter agarivoransAlgibacter alginicilyticusAlgibacter amylolyticusAlgibacter aquimarinusAlgibacter lectus Algibacter marinivivusAlgibacter mikhailovii Algibacter miyukiAlgibacter onchidiiAlgibacter pacificusAlgibacter pectinivoransAlgibacter psychrophilus