Crocinitomix
Genus of bacteria
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Crocinitomix is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).[3]
| Crocinitomix | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidota |
| Class: | Flavobacteriia |
| Order: | Flavobacteriales |
| Family: | Cryomorphaceae |
| Genus: | Crocinitomix Bowman et al. 2003[1] |
| Type species | |
| Crocinitomix catalasitica | |
| Species | |
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Etymology
Species
The genus contains the species Crocinitomix algicola and C. catalasitica. C. catalasitica Bowman et al., 2003 is the type species of the genus. Its name derives from the Neo-Latin catalasum, meaning catalase, and Latin -tica, a suffix used in adjectives with the sense of relating to, pertaining to the ability of this species to produce catalase.[1]