title: Cryomorpha
text: # Cryomorpha
  
  Cryomorpha is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The name Cryomorpha derives from: Greek noun kruos, icy cold, frost; Greek feminine gender noun morphē, shape or form; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Cryomorpha, cold shape.
  
  ## Species
  
  The genus contains a single species, namely C. ignava ( Bowman et al. 2003, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective ignava, lazy, pertaining to the biochemically and nutritionally inert nature of the species.)
  
  