nonlabens spongiae nonlabens spongiae nonlabens spongiae is a gram-negative, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped and motile bacterium from the genus of nonlabens which has been isolated from a marine sponge from the bahamas. nonlabens spongiae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: flavobacteriia order: flavobacteriales family: flavobacteriaceae genus: nonlabens species: n. spongiae binomial name nonlabens spongiae(lau et al. 2006) yi and chun 2012 type strain ust030701-156 synonyms stenothermobacter spongiae