acidocella acidocella acidocella is a genus in the phylum pseudomonadota (bacteria). its members are acidophilic. acidocella scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: alphaproteobacteria order: rhodospirillales family: acetobacteraceae genus: acidocella type species a. facilis etymology the name acidocella derives from neo-latin acidum (from latin acidus, sour), an acid; latin cella, a store-room, a chamber and, in biology, a cell; giving acidocella, an acid (-requiring) cell. species the genus contains: a. aluminiidurans kimoto et al. 2010 a. aminolytica (kishimoto et al. 1994) kishimoto et al. 1996, , formerly a member of the genus acidiphilium a. facilis (wichlacz et al. 1986) kishimoto et al. 1996, type species of the genus, formerly a member of the genus acidiphilium