Name: Cellulophaga algicola Bowman 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.gi’co.la. L. gen. fem. n. algae, algae; L. masc./fem. n. incola, inhabitant, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. algicola, algae-dweller

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kel-lu-LO-p^ha-ga al-GI-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: ACAM 630; CIP 107446; DSM 14237; IC166

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF001366 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bowman JP. Description of Cellulophaga algicola sp. nov., isolated from the surfaces of Antarctic algae, and reclassification of Cytophaga uliginosa (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichenbach 1989 as Cellulophaga uliginosa comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1861-1868. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1955.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Paracellulophaga algicola" (Bowman 2000) Nakajima et al. 2026	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Emendations:
  • Hahnke et al. 2016 Hahnke RL, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Garcia-Lopez M, Mukherjee S, Huntemann M, Ivanova NN, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Klenk HP, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:2003. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 26. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2081-2086.

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.01799 (N = 138).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 17 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Abt B, Lu M, Misra M, Han C, Nolan M, Lucas S, Hammon N, Deshpande S, Cheng JF, Tapia R, et al. Complete genome sequence of Cellulophaga algicola type strain (IC166). Stand Genomic Sci 2011; 4:72-80. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Cellulophaga Johansen et al. 1999

Assigned by: Bowman JP. Description of Cellulophaga algicola sp. nov., isolated from the surfaces of Antarctic algae, and reclassification of Cytophaga uliginosa (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichenbach 1989 as Cellulophaga uliginosa comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1861-1868. 🇦🇺

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