Tamlana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacteroidetes |
Class: | Flavobacteria |
Order: | Flavobacteriales |
Family: | Flavobacteriaceae |
Genus: | Tamlana |
Type species | |
T. crocina |
Tamlana is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria). Two species have been described so far: T. agarivorans and T. crocina.
As all members of the Bacteroidetes they are Gram negative.'
They are non-flaggelate rod shaped, produced non-diffusible carotenoids (446 nm max abs, giving T. crocina its name) and use MK-6 as the respiratory quinone.
The name Tamlana derives from:
The specific epithets of the species are