pelagihabitans pelagihabitans pelagihabitans is a gram-negative, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family of flavobacteriaceae with one known species (pelagihabitans pacificus). pelagihabitans pacificus has been isolated from a deep-sea seamount. pelagihabitans scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: flavobacteria order: flavobacteriales family: flavobacteriaceae genus: pelagihabitanswang et al. 2020 type species pelagihabitans pacificus species p. pacificus