mariniphaga anaerophila mariniphaga anaerophila mariniphaga anaerophila is a gram-negative, facultatively aerobic, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped, mesophilic, chemoheterotrophic and non-motile bacterium from the genus of mariniphaga which has been isolated from tidal flat sediments from the tokyo bay in japan. mariniphaga anaerophila scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: bacteroidia order: bacteroidales family: prolixibacteraceae genus: mariniphaga species: m. anaerophila binomial name mariniphaga anaerophilaiino et al. 2014 type strain fu11-5