Algibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).

Etymology

The name Algibacter derives from: Latin feminine gender noun alga, seaweed; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Algibacter, rod isolated from seaweed.

Species

The genus contains 15 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely