Etymology:
Ma.ri.fri.go.ri.bac’ter. L. neut. n.mare, the sea; L. masc. n.frigor, cold; N.L. masc. n.bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n.Marifrigoribacter, a rod from the cold of the sea
Gender:
masculine (stem: Marifrigoribacter-)
Original publication:
Sadler MC, Wietz M, Mino S, Morris RM. Genomic diversity and adaptation in Arctic marine bacteria. mBio 2025; 16:e0155525. 🇺🇸
Nomenclatural status:
not validly published
Taxonomic status:
preferred name (not correct name)
Notes:
🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).