cerasicoccus arenae cerasicoccus arenae cerasicoccus arenae is a gram-negative, obligately aerobic and non-spore-forming bacterium from the genus of cerasicoccus which has been isolated frpm marine sand from kamaishi. cerasicoccus arenae can produce carotenoid. cerasicoccus arenae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: verrucomicrobiota class: opitutae order: puniceicoccales family: puniceicoccaceae genus: cerasicoccus species: c. arenae binomial name cerasicoccus arenaeyoon et al. 2007 type strain ym26-026