Croceibacter

Croceibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota.

Etymology

The name Croceibacter derives from:
Latin adjective croceus, saffron-colored; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Croceibacter, saffron-colored rod.

Species

The genus contains a single species, namely C. atlanticus.; Latin masculine gender adjective atlanticus, of or pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean