Croceitalea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacteroidetes |
Class: | Flavobacteria |
Order: | Flavobacteriales |
Family: | Flavobacteriaceae |
Genus: | Croceitalea |
Type species | |
C. eckloniae |
Croceitalea is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).
The name Croceitalea derives from:
Latin adjective croceus, saffron-coloured, yellow, golden; Latin feminine gender noun talea, a slender staff, rod, stick; New Latin feminine gender noun Croceitalea, a rod forming yellow-orange colonies.
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely