Name: "Algorimicrobium myxarmorum" (Bowman and Nichols 2005) García-López et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bizionia myxarmorum Bowman and Nichols 2005

Etymology: myx.ar.mo’rum. Gr. fem. n. myxa, slime; L. gen. neut. pl. n. armorum, defensive armor; N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. myxarmorum, of armor slime, i.e., of the slime on the carapace of a crustacean host

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-go-ri-mi-KRO-bi-um myx-ar-MO-rum, neuter

Nomenclatural type: ACAM 1058; ADA-4; CIP 108535; KMM 8431

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY694002 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Bizionia myxarmorum Bowman and Nichols 2005

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bizionia myxarmorum Bowman and Nichols 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Algorimicrobium myxarmorum" (Bowman and Nichols 2005) Kurilenko et al. 2026	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Parent taxon: Algorimicrobium García-López et al. 2026

Assigned by: Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 13092