pelagicola pelagicola pelagicola is a genus of bacteria from the family of rhodobacteraceae. pelagicola scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: alphaproteobacteria order: rhodobacterales family: rhodobacteraceae genus: pelagicolakim et al. 2008 type species pelagicola litoralis species p. litoralis p. litorisediminis