Algicola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | "Proteobacteria" |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Alteromonadales |
Family: | Pseudoalteromonadaceae |
Genus: | Algicola |
Type species | |
A. bacteriolytica |
Algicola is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).
The name Algicola derives from Latin alga, a seaweed, and cola or incola, an inhabitant or dweller; Algicola, then, means inhabitant of algae.
The genus contains two species: