bacillus mojavensis bacillus mojavensis bacillus mojavensis is a bacterium. bacillus axarquiensis and bacillus malacitensis are considered later heterotypic synonyms of b. mojavensis. it is named after the mojave desert. bacillus mojavensis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: bacillaceae genus: bacillus species: b. mojavensis binomial name bacillus mojavensisroberts et al. 1994