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Cryptanaerobacter

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Domain
  
Bacteria

Class
  
Clostridia

Family
  
Peptococcaceae

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Phylum
  
"Firmicutes"

Order
  
Clostridiales

Rank
  
Genus

Cryptanaerobacter is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

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Etymology

The name Cryptanaerobacter derives from: Greek cryptos (κρυπτός), hidden; an (ἄν), not; aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; New Latin, a rod bacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; giving Cryptanaerobacter, an anaerobic rod that is hidden within the consortium.

Species

The genus contains a single species, Cryptanaerobacter phenolicus (Juteau et al. 2005, (ype species of the genus). The specific name is from Latin phenol, phenol; icus, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; giving phenolicus, belonging to phenol.)

References

Cryptanaerobacter Wikipedia