Diplocalyx

Diplocalyx is a genus of bacteria of the spirochete phylum.^[1] The genus was originally established in 1968 on the basis of differential morphology when compared to other spirochete species.^[2] No species within it has been successfully grown in culture. Up to now there is only on species of this genus known (Diplocalyx calotermitidis).^[3]

Diplocalyx
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Spirochaetota
Class:	Spirochaetia
Order:	Spirochaetales
Family:	Spirochaetaceae
Genus:	Diplocalyx Gharagozlou 1968 ex Bermudes et al. 1988
Type species
Diplocalyx calotermitidis Gharagozlou 1968 ex Bermudes et al. 1988
Species
D. calotermitidis "D. cryptotermitidis"

See also

• List of bacterial orders
• List of bacteria genera