Agarivorans
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| Agarivorans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Alteromonadales |
| Family: | Alteromonadaceae |
| Genus: | Agarivorans Kurahashi and Yokota 2004 |
| Type species | |
| A. albus | |
Agarivorans is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).[1]
The name Agarivorans derives from:
Neo-Latin neuter gender noun agarum, agar; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun (Neo-Latin masculine gender participle adjective used as a substantive) agarivorans, agar-devouring.[2]