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Cryomorpha

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Domain
  
Bacteria

Class
  
Flavobacteria

Family
  
Cryomorphaceae

Phylum
  
Bacteroidetes

Order
  
Flavobacteriales

Rank
  
Genus

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Cryomorpha is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

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Etymology

The name Cryomorpha derives from:
Greek noun kruos, icy cold, frost; Greek feminine gender noun morphē, shape or form; New Latin feminine gender noun Cryomorpha, cold shape.

Species

The genus contains a single species, 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.)

References

Cryomorpha Wikipedia