ascidiimonas ascidiimonas ascidiimonas is a gram-negative, curved-rod-shaped, strictly aerobic and chemoheterotrophic genus of bacteria from the family of flavobacteriaceae with one known species (ascidiimonas aurantiaca). ascidiimonas aurantiaca has been isolated from a sea squirt. ascidiimonas scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: flavobacteria order: flavobacteriales family: flavobacteriaceae genus: ascidiimonasyoon et al. 2016 type species ascidiimonas aurantiaca species a. aurantiaca