alkaliflexus alkaliflexus alkaliflexus is a genus in the phylum bacteroidota (bacteria). alkaliflexus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: bacteroidia order: bacteroidales family: marinilabiliaceae genus: alkaliflexuszhilina et al. 2005 type species a. imshenetskii etymology the name alkaliflexus derives from:neo-latin noun alkali (from arabic al-qalyi, the ashes of saltwort), soda ash; latin participle adjective flexus, bent; neo-latin masculine gender noun alkaliflexus, referring to life in basic surroundings and to bending/flexible cells. species the genus contains a single species, namely a. imshenetskii ( zhilina et al. 2005, (type species of the genus).; neo-latin genitive case masculine gender noun imshenetskii, of imshenetskii, named after aleksandr a. imshenetskii (1905–1992), a microbiologist who devoted much of his research to the microbial degradation of cellulose, and gliding bacteria.)