''Urechidicola'' is a Gram-negative, aerobic,

rod-shaped A bacillus (), also called a bacilliform bacterium or often just a rod (when the context makes the sense clear), is a rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon. Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria. However, the name ''Bacillu ...

and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family of

Flavobacteriaceae The family Flavobacteriaceae is composed of environmental bacteria. Most species are aerobic, while some are microaerobic to anaerobic; for example ''Capnocytophaga'' and '' Coenonia''. Genera The family ''Flavobacteriaceae'' comprises the foll ...

with one known species ('' Urechidicola croceus''). ''Urechidicola croceus'' has been isolated from the marine spoon worm ''

Urechis unicinctus ''Urechis unicinctus'', known as the fat innkeeper worm or penis fish, is a species of marine spoon worm in East Asia. It is found in Bohai Gulf of China and off the Korean and Hokkaido coasts. It is not to be confused with a closely related s ...

''.

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Flavobacteria Bacteria genera Monotypic bacteria genera Taxa described in 2020 {{Flavobacteria-stub