jeotgalicoccus halophilus jeotgalicoccus halophilus jeotgalicoccus halophilus is a species of bacteria. jeotgalicoccus halophilus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: staphylococcaceae genus: jeotgalicoccus species: j. halophilus binomial name jeotgalicoccus halophilusliu et al. 2011 it is one of the phylum bacillota; and it is categorized as a gram-positive bacteria. the species is halotolerant and it grows at nacl content of 0.1 to 16% - its optimal values for growth are between 2 and 3%. the cells are coccoid. etymology the genus name jeotgalicoccus is derived from the latin word "jeotgalum" and refers to the locality of the first-described discovery, it was isolated from the korean fish sauce jeotgal. the species name refers to the halophile of the species.