Name: Roseobacter algicola Lafay et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation, gender: al-GI-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51440; CIP 104267; DSM 10251; FF3; IAM 14591; IFO 16653; JCM 21266; NBRC 16653

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB289592 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lafay B, Ruimy R, de Traubenberg CR, Breittmayer V, Gauthier MJ, Christen R. Roseobacter algicola sp. nov., a new marine bacterium isolated from the phycosphere of the toxin-producing dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:290-296. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:621.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Marinovum algicola (Lafay et al. 1995) Martens et al. 2006

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ruegeria algicola (Lafay et al. 1995) Uchino et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Marinovum algicola (Lafay et al. 1995) Martens et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Roseobacter algicola" Choi et al. 2025.
  • ❗ Roseobacter algicola is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Roseobacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Roseobacter Shiba 1991

Assigned by: Lafay B, Ruimy R, de Traubenberg CR, Breittmayer V, Gauthier MJ, Christen R. Roseobacter algicola sp. nov., a new marine bacterium isolated from the phycosphere of the toxin-producing dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:290-296. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 780576