Species ***Cellulomonas* *algicola***

Name: Cellulomonas algicola Yamamura et al. 2019

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: kel-lu-LO-mo-nas al-GI-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: KZ-21; NBRC 112905; TBRC 8129; TKZ-21

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC361111 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yamamura H, Hayashi T, Hamada M, Kohda T, Serisawa Y, Matsuyama-Serisawa K, Nakagawa Y, Otoguro M, Yanagida F, Tamura T, et al. Cellulomonas algicola sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from a freshwater alga. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2723-2728. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3663-3665.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Cellulomonas aurantiaca Kim et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Emendations:
- Wu et al. 2021 Wu Y, Gao Y, Fang J, Wei Y. Cellulomonas aurantiaca Kim et al. 2020 is a later heterotypic synonym of Cellulomonas algicola Yamamura et al. 2019. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5089. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5130.
  Notes:
  - 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Wu et al. (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Cellulomonas aurantiaca Kim et al. 2020. Publication: Wu Y, Gao Y, Fang J, Wei Y. Cellulomonas aurantiaca Kim et al. 2020 is a later heterotypic synonym of Cellulomonas algicola Yamamura et al. 2019. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5089. 🇨🇳
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5130.
- 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Cellulomonas Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Yamamura H, Hayashi T, Hamada M, Kohda T, Serisawa Y, Matsuyama-Serisawa K, Nakagawa Y, Otoguro M, Yanagida F, Tamura T, et al. Cellulomonas algicola sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from a freshwater alga. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2723-2728. 🇯🇵

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Species Cellulomonas algicola

Species ***Cellulomonas* *algicola***