| Hymenobacter algoricola | |
|---|---|
|  Scientific classification   | |
| Domain: | Bacteria | 
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati | 
| Phylum: | Bacteroidota | 
| Class: | Cytophagia | 
| Order: | Cytophagales | 
| Family: | Hymenobacteraceae | 
| Genus: | Hymenobacter | 
| Species: | H. algoricola  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Hymenobacter algoricola Klassen and Foght 2011  | |
Hymenobacter algoricola is a species of bacteria first isolated from Victoria Upper Glacier, Antarctica on basal ice. It is a psychrotolerant, heterotrophic aerobe. It is notable for the prevalence of horizontal gene transfers in its evolution, possibly due to dormancy because of its habitat. [1]