chryseobacterium scophthalmum chryseobacterium scophthalmum chryseobacterium scophthalmum is a gram-negative and rod-shaped bacteria from the genus of chryseobacterium which has been isolated from the gills of a turbot (scophthalmus maximus) in scotland. chryseobacterium scophthalmum produces flexirubin. chryseobacterium scophthalmum scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: flavobacteriia order: flavobacteriales family: weeksellaceae genus: chryseobacterium species: c. scophthalmum binomial name chryseobacterium scophthalmumvandamme et al. 1994 type strain atcc 700039, austin 1, austin mm1,bcrc 17334, ccm 4109, ccrc 17334, ccug 33454, cip 104199, dsm 16779, kctc 2907, lmg 13028, mm1, ncimb 13463, r-908 synonyms flavobacterium scophthalmum