Name: Arenibacter algicola Gutierrez 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

Gender: 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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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