Defluviicoccus is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).
[1] The name Defluviicoccus derives from:Latin noun defluvium, sewage; and coccus (from Greek kokkos (κόκκος), grain, seed), coccus; Defluviicoccus, a coccus from sewage.
[2] The genus contains a single valid species,[2] namely D. vanus (corrig.
Maszenan et al. 2005, (type species of the genus).
; Latin vanus, empty, idle, referring to its staining behaviour.