Name: Thalassotalea algicola Lian et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.gi’co.la. L. fem. n. alga (gen. algae), an alga (seaweed, dinoflagellate etc.); L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, an inhabitant; N.L. masc./fem. n. algicola, an inhabitant of algae

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^ha-las-so-TA-le-a al-GI-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: KCTC 72865; M1531; MCCC 1H00400

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MN822801 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lian FB, Jiang S, Ren TY, Zhou BJ, Du ZJ. Thalassotalea algicola sp. nov., an alginate-utilizing bacterium isolated from a red alga. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:835-844. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 206. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5422.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Thalassotalea Zhang et al. 2014

Assigned by: Lian FB, Jiang S, Ren TY, Zhou BJ, Du ZJ. Thalassotalea algicola sp. nov., an alginate-utilizing bacterium isolated from a red alga. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:835-844. 🇨🇳

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