| Fucophilus | |
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| Genus: | "Fucophilus" Sakai et al. 2003 |
| Species: | "F. fucoidanolyticus" |
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| "Fucophilus fucoidanolyticus" Sakai et al. 2001 | |
Fucophilus is a fucoidan-utilizing genus of bacteria from the phylum Verrucomicrobiota with one known species, Fucophilus fucoidanolyticus. Fucophilus fucoidanolyticus has been isolated from the gut content of a sea cucumber (Stichopus japonicus).