CystobacterCystobacter is a genus in the phylum Myxococcota.EtymologyThe genus name stems from Greek noun κύστις (kustis), meaning "bladder" and Neo-Latin masculine noun bacter "rod" consequently the Neo-Latin masculine noun Cystobacter means bladder-forming rod.SpeciesThe genus contains 8 species, namelyC. armeniaca Reichenbach 2007 C. badius Reichenbach 2007 C. ferrugineus McCurdy 1970 C. fuscus Schroeter 1886 C. miniatus Reichenbach 2007 C. velatus Reichenbach 2007 PhylogenyThe currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature and National Center for Biotechnology Information.