alkalibaculum alkalibaculum alkalibaculum is a genus in the phylum bacillota (bacteria). alkalibaculum scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: clostridia order: clostridiales family: eubacteriaceae genus: alkalibaculum type species a. bacchi etymology the name alkalibaculum derives from:arabic noun al-qaliy, the ashes of saltwort; neo-latin noun alkali, alkali; latin neuter gender noun baculum, stick; neo-latin neuter gender noun alkalibaculum, alkali stick. species the genus contains a single species, namely a. bacchi ( allen et al. 2010, (type species of the genus).; latin genitive case noun bacchi, of bacchus, roman god of wine, referring to the production of ethanol by this organism.)