ardenticatena ardenticatena ardenticatena is a gram-negative, thermophilic and chemoheterotrophic genus of bacteria from the family of ardenticatenaceae with one known species (ardenticatena maritima). ardenticatena maritima has been isolated from iron-rich sediments from a coastal hydrothermal field from kagoshima in japan. ardenticatena scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: chloroflexota class: ardenticatenia order: ardenticatenales family: ardenticatenaceae genus: ardenticatenakawaichi et al. 2013 type species ardenticatena maritima species a. maritima