tenacibaculum ascidiaceicola tenacibaculum ascidiaceicola tenacibaculum ascidiaceicola is a gram-negative and non-spore-forming bacterium from the genus of tenacibaculum which has been isolated from the sea squirt halocynthia aurantium. tenacibaculum ascidiaceicola scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: flavobacteriia order: flavobacteriales family: flavobacteriaceae genus: tenacibaculum species: t. ascidiaceicola binomial name tenacibaculum ascidiaceicolakim et al. 2016 type strain kctc 42702, nbrc 111225