Algoriphagus
Algoriphagus is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes.Etymology
The name Algoriphagus derives from:
Latin masculine gender noun algor -oris, cold; Greek masculine gender noun phagos, glutton; New Latin masculine gender noun Algoriphagus, the cold eater.Species
The genus contains 19 species, namely
- A. alkaliphilus Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007, ; New Latin noun alkali, alkali; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos
- A. antarcticus
- A. aquatilis
- A. aquimarinus
- A. boritolerans
- A. chordae
- A. halophilus Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004, ; Greek noun hals, halos , salt; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos
- A. hitonicola
- A. locisalis
- A. lutimaris
- A. machipongonensis.
- A. mannitolivorans
- A. marincola
- A. olei
- A. ornithinivorans
- A. ratkowskyi
- A. terrigena
- A. vanfongensis
- A. winogradskyi
- A. yeomjeoni
