| Cryomorpha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidetes |
| Class: | Flavobacteria |
| Order: | Flavobacteriales |
| Family: | Cryomorphaceae |
| Genus: | Cryomorpha |
| Type species | |
| C. ignava |
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Cryomorpha is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).
The name Cryomorpha derives from:
Greek noun kruos, icy cold, frost; Greek feminine gender noun morphē, shape or form; New Latin feminine gender noun Cryomorpha, cold shape.
The genus contains a single species, 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.)