Shewanella benthica
| Shewanella benthica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Alteromonadales |
| Family: | Shewanellaceae |
| Genus: | Shewanella |
| Species: | S. benthica |
| Binomial name | |
| Shewanella benthica MacDonell and Colwell 1986 | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC 43992, DSM 8812, UM 145, W 145 | |
Shewanella benthica is an obligately piezophilic bacterium from the genus Shewanella that has been isolated from the sea cucumber Psychropotes longicauda from the Walvis Ridge. It was discovered at a depth of 10,898 meters by Japan Marine Science and Technology Center scientists using the Kaikō ROV in 1996.