desulfuromonas desulfuromonas desulfuromonas is a gram negative bacterial genus from the family of desulfuromonadaceae. desulfuromonas can reduce elemental sulfur to h2s. desulfuromonas occur in anoxic sediments and saline lakes. desulfuromonas scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: thermodesulfobacteriota class: desulfuromonadia order: desulfuromonadales family: desulfuromonadaceae genus: desulfuromonaspfennig and biebl 1977 type species desulfuromonas acetoxidans species d. acetexigens d. acetoxidans d. carbonis d. chloroethenica d. michiganensis d. palmitatis d. svalbardensis d. thiophila