Name: Algiphilus Gutierrez et al. 2012

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Al.gi’phi.lus. L. fem. n. alga, alga or seaweed; N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. n. Algiphilus, alga lover, liking to live with algae

Gender: masculine (stem: Algiphil-)

Type species: Algiphilus aromaticivorans Gutierrez et al. 2012

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gutierrez T, Green DH, Whitman WB, Nichols PD, Semple KT, Aitken MD. Algiphilus aromaticivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from a culture of the marine dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedrum, and proposal of Algiphilaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2743-2749.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:399-400.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the family Algiphilaceae Gutierrez et al. 2012. Publication: Gutierrez T, Green DH, Whitman WB, Nichols PD, Semple KT, Aitken MD. Algiphilus aromaticivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from a culture of the marine dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedrum, and proposal of Algiphilaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2743-2749.
  • The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; MCCC: 1; KCTC: 1; ATCC: 1.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Algiphilus acroporae Sun et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Algiphilus aromaticivorans Gutierrez et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Algiphilaceae Gutierrez et al. 2012

Assigned by: Gutierrez T, Green DH, Whitman WB, Nichols PD, Semple KT, Aitken MD. Algiphilus aromaticivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from a culture of the marine dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedrum, and proposal of Algiphilaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2743-2749.

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