AerococcaceaeAerococcaceae, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, meaning "air", and κόκκος, meaning "grain", are a family of Gram-positive lactic acid bacteria, including the bacterium that causes gaffkaemia in lobsters.PhylogenyThe currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature and National Center for Biotechnology Information.