cephaloticoccus capnophilus cephaloticoccus capnophilus cephaloticoccus capnophilus is a gram-negative and non-motile bacterium from the genus of cephaloticoccus which has been isolated from the gut of the ant cephalotes varians from the crocodile lake national wildlife refuge in florida in the united states. cephaloticoccus capnophilus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: verrucomicrobiota class: opitutae order: opitutales family: opitutaceae genus: cephaloticoccus species: c. capnophilus binomial name cephaloticoccus capnophiluslin et al. 2016 type strain atcc tsd-39, dsm 100879, ncimb 15005, cv41