Croceitalea
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| Croceitalea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidota |
| Class: | Flavobacteriia |
| Order: | Flavobacteriales |
| Family: | Flavobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Croceitalea Lee et al. 2008[1] |
| Type species | |
| C. eckloniae | |
Croceitalea is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).[2]
The name Croceitalea derives from:
Latin adjective croceus, saffron-coloured, yellow, golden; Latin feminine gender noun talea, a slender staff, rod, stick; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Croceitalea, a rod forming yellow-orange colonies.[3]