Crocinitomix

Crocinitomix is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).^[3]

Crocinitomix
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacteroidota
Class:	Flavobacteriia
Order:	Flavobacteriales
Family:	Crocinitomicaceae
Genus:	Crocinitomix Bowman et al. 2003[1]
Type species
Crocinitomix catalasitica
Species
C. algicola[2] C. catalasitica[2]

Etymology

The name Crocinitomix means saffron-coloured thread, derived from the Latin adjective crocinus, of or pertaining to saffron and tomix, a string or thread.^[4]

Species

The genus contains the species Crocinitomix algicola and C. catalasitica. C. catalasitica Bowman et al., 2003 is the type species of the genus. Its name derives from the Neo-Latin catalasum, meaning catalase, and Latin -tica, a suffix used in adjectives with the sense of relating to, pertaining to the ability of this species to produce catalase.^[1]