croceibacter croceibacter croceibacter is a genus in the phylum bacteroidota (bacteria). croceibacter scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: flavobacteriia order: flavobacteriales family: flavobacteriaceae genus: croceibacter type species c. atlanticus etymology the name croceibacter derives from:latin adjective croceus, saffron-colored; neo-latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; neo-latin masculine gender noun croceibacter, saffron-colored rod. species the genus contains a single species, namely c. atlanticus ( cho and giovannoni 2003, (type species of the genus).; latin masculine gender adjective atlanticus, of or pertaining to the atlantic ocean (a species isolated from the atlantic ocean).)