Cryomorpha
Genus of bacteria
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Cryomorpha is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).[2]
| Cryomorpha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidota |
| Class: | Flavobacteriia |
| Order: | Flavobacteriales |
| Family: | Cryomorphaceae |
| Genus: | Cryomorpha Bowman et al. 2003, (Type genus of the family Cryomorphaceae Bowman et al. 2003).[1] |
| Type species | |
| C. ignava | |
Etymology
The name Cryomorpha derives from:
Greek noun kruos, icy cold, frost; Greek feminine gender noun morphē, shape or form; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Cryomorpha, cold shape.[3]
Species
The genus contains a single species,[3] namely C. ignava ( Bowman et al. 2003, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective ignava, lazy, pertaining to the biochemically and nutritionally inert nature of the species.)[1]