Algibacter

Algibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria). The name Algibacter derives from:Latin feminine gender noun alga, seaweed; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning 'a rod', but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Algibacter, rod isolated from seaweed. The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely