Algoriphagus
Algoriphagus is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria). Etymology
The name Algoriphagus derives from:Latin masculine gender noun algor -oris, cold; Greek masculine gender noun , glutton; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Algoriphagus, the cold eater. Species
The genus contains 46 validly described species as of 2020 as indicated in the List of Names with Standing in Prokaryote Nomenclature (LPSN.dmz.de). Some of these species are listed below
 A. alkaliphilus ( (Tiago et al. 2006) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007, ; Neo-Latin noun  (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic noun , ashes of saltwort, soda), alkali; Neo-Latin adjective  from Greek adjective  () meaning friend, loving; Neo-Latin feminine gender adjective , loving alkaline environments.) A. antarcticus ( Van Trappen et al. 2004, ; Latin masculine gender adjective , southern, of the Antarctic, the environment from where the strains were isolated.) A. aquatilis ( Liu et al. 2009, ; Latin masculine gender adjective , aquatic, pertaining to the isolation of the type strain from fresh water.) A. aquimarinus ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004, ; Latin feminine gender noun , water; Latin masculine gender adjective , marine, of the sea; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective , of sea water.) A. boritolerans ( (Ahmed et al. 2007) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007, ; Neo-Latin noun , boron; Latin participle adjective , tolerating; Neo-Latin participle adjective , boron-tolerating.) A. chordae ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004, ; Neo-Latin genitive case noun chordae, of Chorda, the generic name of the brown alga Chorda filum, from which the type strain was isolated.) A. halophilus ( (Yi and Chun 2004) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004, ; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Neo-Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective halophilus, salt-loving.) A. hitonicola ( Copa-Patiño et al. 2008, ; Neo-Latin noun , El Hito lagoon; Latin suff. -, inhabitant, dweller; Neo-Latin noun , inhabitant of El Hito.) A. locisalis ( Yoon et al. 2005, ; Latin noun , place, locality; Latin genitive case noun , of salt; Neo-Latin genitive case noun , of a place of salt.) A. lutimaris ( Park et al. 2010, ; Latin noun , mud; Latin genitive case noun , of the sea; Neo-Latin genitive case noun , of a marine mud.) A. machipongonensis ( Alegado et al. 2012, ; Algonquin noun "Machipongo", Hog Island, Virginia, USA; Latin suff. -ensis, of or belonging to; Neo-Latin  masculine gender "", of or belonging to Machipongo/Hog Island). A. mannitolivorans ( (Yi and Chun 2004) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007, ; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun mannitolum, mannitol; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; Neo-Latin participle adjective mannitolivorans, mannitol-devouring, utilizing mannitol.) A. marincola ( (Yoon et al. 2004) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007, ; Latin noun mare -is, the sea; Latin noun , inhabitant; Neo-Latin noun , inhabitant of the sea.) A. olei ( Young et al. 2009, ; Latin genitive case neuter gender noun , of/from oil, as the type strain was isolated from oil-contaminated soil.) A. ornithinivorans ( (Yi and Chun 2004) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007, ; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun , ; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; Neo-Latin participle adjective ornithinivorans, ornithine-devouring, utilizing ornithine.) A. ratkowskyi ( Bowman et al. 2003,  (Type species of the genus). ; Neo-Latin genitive case masculine gender noun , of Ratkowsky, in honour of David A. Ratkowsky, who made significant contributions to growth-modelling of bacteria, including psychrophilic bacteria.) A. terrigena ( Yoon et al. 2006, ; Latin masculine gender or feminine gender noun , child of the earth, referring to the isolation of the type strain from soil.) A. vanfongensis ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007, ; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective , of or pertaining to Vanfong Bay, from which the type strain was isolated.) A. winogradskyi ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004, ; Neo-Latin genitive case masculine gender noun , of Winogradsky, to honour Sergey N. Winogradsky, for his contribution to the study of Cytophaga-like bacteria.) A. yeomjeoni ( Yoon et al. 2005, ; Neo-Latin noun ,  (the Korean name for a marine solar saltern); Neo-Latin genitive case noun , of a .) See also
 Bacterial taxonomy
 Microbiology

References 

Bacteria genera
Cytophagia