cryptosporangiaceae cryptosporangiaceae the cryptosporangiaceae are the only family of the order cryptosporangiales, which is a part of the phylum actinomycetota. cryptosporangiaceae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: cryptosporangialesnouioui et al. 2018 family: cryptosporangiaceaezhi et al. 2009 type genus cryptosporangiumtamura et al. 1998 genera cryptosporangium tamura et al. 1998 fodinicola carlsohn et al. 2008 phylogeny the currently accepted taxonomy is based on the list of prokaryotic names with standing in nomenclature and national center for biotechnology information and the phylogeny is based on 16s rrna-based ltp release 106 by 'the all-species living tree' project fodinicola feengrottensis carlsohn et al. 2008 cryptosporangium c. arvum tamura et al. 1998 (type sp.) c. japonicum tamura et al. 1998 c. aurantiacum (ex ruan et al. 1976) tamura and hatano 2001 c. minutisporangium (ruan et al. 1986) tamura and hatano 2001