adhaeribacter adhaeribacter adhaeribacter is a genus in the phylum bacteroidota (bacteria). adhaeribacter scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: cytophagia order: cytophagales family: hymenobacteraceae genus: adhaeribacter type species a. aquaticus species a. aerolatus a. aerophilus a. aquaticus a. terreus etymology the name adhaeribacter derives from:latin v. adhaereo -ere, to adhere to, stick to; neo-latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; neo-latin masculine gender noun adhaeribacter, sticky rod. species the genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely a. aerolatus ( weon et al. 2010, ; greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος) air; latin participle masculine gender adjective latus, carried; neo-latin masculine gender participle adjective aerolatus, airborne.) a. aerophilus ( weon et al.. 2010, ; greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος)', air; greek masculine gender adjective φίλος, loving; neo-latin masculine gender adjective aerophilus, air-loving.) a. aquaticus ( rickard et al. 2005, (type species of the genus).; latin masculine gender adjective aquaticus, living, growing, or found in or by water, aquatic.) a. terreus ( zhang et al. 2009, ; latin masculine gender adjective terreus, of earth.)