agitococcus agitococcus agitococcus is a genus in the phylum bacillota (bacteria). agitococcus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: lactobacillales family: carnobacteriaceae genus: agitococcusfranzmann and skerman 1981 species: a. lubricus binomial name agitococcus lubricusfranzmann and skerman 1981 etymology the name agitococcus derives from the latin agito, to shake; and neo-latin coccus (from greek kokkos (κόκκος), berry). species the genus contains a single species, namely agitococcus lubricus ( franzmann and skerman 1981), type species of the genus. the specific name is from the latin lubricus, slippery.