bernardetia bernardetia bernardetia is a bacterial genus from the family bernardetiaceae with on known species (bernardetia litoralis). flexibacter litoralis has been reclassified to bernardetia litoralis. bernardetia scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: cytophagia order: cytophagales family: bernardetiaceae genus: bernardetiahahnke et al. 2017 type species bernardetia litoralis species b. litoralis