arenibacter nanhaiticus arenibacter nanhaiticus arenibacter nanhaiticus is a gram-negative, rod-shaped and aerobic bacterium from the genus arenibacter which has been isolated from sandy sediments from the south china sea. arenibacter nanhaiticus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: flavobacteriia order: flavobacteriales family: flavobacteriaceae genus: arenibacter species: a. nanhaiticus binomial name arenibacter nanhaiticussun et al. 2010 type strain nh36a, cctcc ab 208315, lmg 24842, mccc 1a04137 synonyms arenibacter nantica