Crocinitomix

{{Short description|Genus of bacteria}} {{Automatic_taxobox | taxon = Crocinitomix | authority = Bowman ''et al''. 2003<ref name="ijs.sgmjournals.org"/> | type_species = ''Crocinitomix catalasitica'' | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = * ''C. algicola''<ref name=Crocinitomix>{{cite journal|last1=Parte|first1=A.C.|title=Crocinitomix|journal=LPSN|url=https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/crocinitomix}}</ref> *''C. catalasitica''<ref name=Crocinitomix/> | synonyms = }}

'''''Crocinitomix''''' is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).<ref>{{lpsn|classificationac.html|Classification of Genera AC}}</ref>

==Etymology== The name ''Crocinitomix'' means saffron-coloured thread, derived from the Latin adjective ''crocinus'', of or pertaining to saffron and ''tomix'', a string or thread.<ref name=main>{{lpsn|c/crocinitomix.html|Crocinitomix}}</ref>

==Species== The genus contains the species ''Crocinitomix algicola'' and ''C. catalasitica''. ''C. catalasitica'' <small>Bowman ''et al''., 2003</small> is the type species of the genus. Its name derives from the Neo-Latin ''catalasum'', meaning catalase, and Latin -''tica'', a suffix used in adjectives with the sense of relating to, pertaining to the ability of this species to produce catalase.<ref name="ijs.sgmjournals.org">{{Cite web |url=http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/53/5/1343 |title=''Algoriphagus ratkowskyi'' gen. nov., sp. nov., ''Brumimicrobium glaciale'' gen. nov., sp. nov., ''Cryomorpha ignava'' gen. nov., sp. nov. And ''Crocinitomix catalasitica'' gen. nov., sp. nov., novel flavobacteria isolated from various polar habitats -- Bowman et al. 53 (5): 1343 -- International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology |access-date=2011-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220223544/http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/53/5/1343 |archive-date=2009-02-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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Category:Bacteria genera Category:Flavobacteria