arenicella chitinivorans arenicella chitinivorans arenicella chitinivorans is a gram-negative, rod-shaped, strictly aerobic and non-motile bacterium from the genus of arenicella which has been isolated from the sea urchin strongylocentrotus intermedius. arenicella chitinivorans scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: gammaproteobacteria order: arenicellales family: arenicellaceae genus: arenicella species: a. chitinivorans binomial name arenicella chitinivoransnedashkovskaya et al. 2013 type strain kctc 12711, kmm 6208, lmg 26983