Name: Arenibacter algicola Gutiérrez et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.gi’co.la. L. fem. n. alga, alga or seaweed; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, an inhabitant or dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. algicola, alga dweller

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-re-ni-BAK-ter al-GI-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-2265; DSM 24761; TG409

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ176555 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gutierrez T, Rhodes G, Mishamandani S, Berry D, Whitman WB, Nichols PD, Semple KT, Aitken MD. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation of phytoplankton-associated Arenibacter spp. and description of Arenibacter algicola sp. nov., an aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium. Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:618-628. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 200. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4846.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Arenibacter Ivanova et al. 2001

Assigned by: Gutierrez T, Rhodes G, Mishamandani S, Berry D, Whitman WB, Nichols PD, Semple KT, Aitken MD. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation of phytoplankton-associated Arenibacter spp. and description of Arenibacter algicola sp. nov., an aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium. Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:618-628. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 20275