mariniflexile mariniflexile mariniflexile is a genus in the phylum bacteroidota (bacteria). the various species have been recovered from sea water, sea urchins, springs, brackish water, and an oyster. mariniflexile scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: flavobacteriia order: flavobacteriales family: flavobacteriaceae genus: mariniflexilenedashkovskaya et al. 2006 type species m. gromovii etymology the name mariniflexile derives from: latin adjective marinus. latin participle adjective flexilis -e, pliant, pliable, flexible; neo-latin neuter gender noun mariniflexile, is a marine bacterium. the bacteria are rods, aerobic, move by gliding, gram negative, non-spore forming, and when grown on appropriate medium, the colonies are orange. species the genus contains the following species: m. fucanivorans ( barbeyron et al. 2008, ; neo-latin noun fucanum, fucan (polyfucose); latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; neo-latin participle adjective fucanivorans, fucan-devouring.) m. gromovii ( nedashkovskaya et al. 2006, (type species of the genus).; neo-latin genitive case masculine gender noun gromovii, of gromov, in honour of b. v. gromov, the russian aquatic and marine microbiologist.) m. aquimaris ( wayne et al. 1987 ; stackebrandt & goebel, 1994).) m. jejuense (2006 emend. jung and yoon 2013.) m. soesokkakense (2006 nedashkovskaya et al.; 2006 emend. jung and yoon 2013.) m. ostreae (park et al. 2015, sp. nov)