terrimonas aquatica terrimonas aquatica terrimonas aquatica is a gram-negative, rod-shaped, aerobic and non-motile bacterium from the genus of terrimonas which has been isolated from a freshwater spring from taiwan. terrimonas aquatica scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: chitinophagia order: chitinophagales family: chitinophagaceae genus: terrimonas species: t. aquatica binomial name terrimonas aquaticasheu et al. 2010 type strain bcrc 17941, lmg 24825, strain rib1-6