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Genus Agaribacter
Name: Agaribacter Teramoto and Nishijima 2014
Etymology: A.ga.ri.bac’ter. N.L. neut. n. agarum, agar; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Agaribacter, an agar (-degrading) rod, because the type species degrades agar
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Agaribacter-), a-ga-ri-BAK-ter
Type species: Agaribacter marinus Teramoto and Nishijima 2014
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Teramoto M, Nishijima M. Agaribacter marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., an agar-degrading bacterium from surface seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2416-2423. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3333-3334.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 1; NBRC: 1; MCCC: 1; LMG: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Agaribacter flavus Yu et al. 2018 validly published under the ICNP correct name Agaribacter marinus Teramoto and Nishijima 2014 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Alteromonadaceae Ivanova and Mikhailov 2001
Assigned by:
Teramoto M, Nishijima M. Agaribacter marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., an agar-degrading bacterium from surface seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2416-2423. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 518583
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