Domain Bacteria Phylum Acidobacteria | Class Holophagae Rank Genus | |
Order Acanthopleuribacterales Family Acanthopleuribacteraceae People also search for Edaphobacter modestus | ||
Acanthopleuribacter is a genus in the phylum Acidobacteria (bacteria).
Etymology
The etymology of the genus is: N.L. n. Acanthopleura, a genus of shellfish; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Acanthopleuribacter, a rod from Acanthopleura, referring to the isolation of the first strain from the chiton Acanthopleura japonica. The genus contains a single species namely A. pedis ( Fukunaga et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).; L. gen. n. pedis, of the foot, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the foot of a chiton.)
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