Cryomorpha

Cryomorpha is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).^[2]

Cryomorpha
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Bacteroidota
Class:	Flavobacteriia
Order:	Flavobacteriales
Family:	Cryomorphaceae
Genus:	Cryomorpha Bowman et al. 2003, (Type genus of the family Cryomorphaceae Bowman et al. 2003).[1]
Type species
C. ignava

Etymology

The name Cryomorpha derives from:
Greek noun kruos, icy cold, frost; Greek feminine gender noun morphē, shape or form; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Cryomorpha, cold shape.^[3]

Species

The genus contains a single species,^[3] namely C. ignava ( Bowman et al. 2003, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective ignava, lazy, pertaining to the biochemically and nutritionally inert nature of the species.)^[1]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology