| Algicola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | "Proteobacteria" |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Alteromonadales |
| Family: | Pseudoalteromonadaceae |
| Genus: | Algicola |
| Type species | |
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A. bacteriolytica |
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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: