Name: Chromatiaceae Bavendamm 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Chro.ma.ti.a’ce.ae. N.L. neut. n. Chromatium, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Chromatiaceae, the Chromatium family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: k^hro-ma-ti-A-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Chromatium Perty 1852 (Approved Lists 1980)

Effective publication: Bavendamm W. Morphologie und Systematik der farblosen und roten Schwefelbakterien. In: Kolkwitz R (eds), Die farblosen und roten Schwefelbakterien des Suss-und Salzwassers., Pflanzenforschung, Berlin-Dahlem, 1924, p. 1-156.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thiocapsaceae Bavendamm 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Nitrosococcaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Candidatus Tenderiaceae" Chuvochina et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, not pro-validly published

• Emendations:
  • Imhoff 1984 Imhoff JF. Reassignment of the genus Ectothiorhodospira Pelsh 1936 to a new family, Ectothiorhodospiraceae fam. nov., and emended description of the Chromatiaceae Bavendamm 1924. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:338-339. 🇩🇪
  • Sisinthy et al. 2017 Sisinthy S, Chakraborty D, Adicherla H, Gundlapally SR. Emended description of the family Chromatiaceae, phylogenetic analyses of the genera Alishewanella, Rheinheimera and Arsukibacterium, transfer of Rheinheimera longhuensis LH2-2^T to the genus Alishewanella and description of Alishewanella alkalitolerans sp. nov. from Lonar Lake, India. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2017; 110:1227-1241. 🇮🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 27. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:7-8.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the inclusion of 2 genera in the family.

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith (2002) assigned this family to the class "Chromatibacteria" Cavalier-Smith 2002. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. The neomuran origin of archaebacteria, the negibacterial root of the universal tree and bacterial megaclassification. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:7-76. 🇬🇧
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family "Thiorhodaceae" Molisch 1907. Publication: Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family "Thiorhodaceae" Molisch 1907. Publication: Burkholder WH. Genus I. Pseudomonas Migula. Bacterial plant pathogens. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 82-150.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Cbromatiaceae"; "Chmmaliaceae"; "Chomatiaceae"; "Chromafiaceae"; "Chromaliaceae"; "Chromariaceae"; "Chromateaceae"; "Chromatlaceae"; "Chrongatiaceae"; "Chroniatiaceae"; "Clzromatiaceae".
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Trüper HG, Imhoff JF. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology - Subcommittee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria. Minutes of the meetings, 10 September 1997, Vienna, Austria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:925-926. 🇩🇪
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Trueper HG, Imhoff JF. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF THE PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA: Minutes of the meetings, 10 September 1997, Vienna, Austria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:925-926. 🇩🇪
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Madigan MT, Imhoff JF. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes; Subcommittee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2007; 57:1169-1171. 🇺🇸
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Madigan MT, Imhoff JF. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes: Subcommittee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2007; 57:1169-1171. 🇺🇸
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: J.f. Imhoff MTM. Erratum to “International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria. Minutes of the meetings, 27 August 2003, Tokyo, Japan”. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2004; 54:1907.
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Nupur et al. (2017), Anil-Kumar et al. (2008). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 96; ATCC: 43; JCM: 37; KCTC: 34; NBRC: 15; LMG: 14; KACC: 9; BCRC: 7; MTCC: 7; CGMCC: 6.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 29
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 32
Total number of child taxa: 48

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Alishewanella Fonnesbech Vogel et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Allochromatium Imhoff et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Amoebobacter Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Brachyarcus" Skuja 1964	not validly published	preferred name
    Caldichromatium Saini et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Chromatium Perty 1852 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halochromatium Imhoff et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Hyalobotrys" Skuja 1964	not validly published	preferred name
    Imhoffiella Nupur et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Isochromatium Imhoff et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Lamprobacter Gorlenko et al. 1988	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Lamprocystis Schroeter 1886 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Marichromatium Imhoff et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    [Monas]	preliminary entry that lacks crucial information
    "Candidatus Nitrosacidicoccus" corrig. Picone et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Nitrosacidococcus" Picone et al. 2021	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Nitrosococcus Winogradsky 1892 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP, conserved name	correct name
    "Candidatus Nitrosoglobus" Hayatsu et al. 2017	not validly published	pro-correct name
    [Ophidomonas]	preliminary entry that lacks crucial information
    "Pararheinheimera" Sisinthy et al. 2017	not validly published	synonym
    Pfennigia Tindall 1999	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Phaeobacterium Nupur et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Phaeochromatium Shivali et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Rhabdochromatium (ex Winogradsky 1888) Dilling et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    [Rhabdomonas]	preliminary entry that lacks crucial information
    Rheinheimera Brettar et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Rhodopedia" Skuja 1956	not validly published	preferred name
    "Rhodothece" Molisch 1906	not validly published	synonym
    "Candidatus Tenderia" Chuvochina et al. 2023	not validly published	synonym
    "Candidatus Tenderia" Eddie et al. 2016	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Thermochromatium Imhoff et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thialkalicoccus corrig. Bryantseva et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP, inappropriate correction	misspelling
    Thioalkalicoccus Bryantseva et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Thioaporhodococcus" Amulyasai et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
    Thiobaca Rees et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thiocapsa Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thiococcus (ex Eimhjellen et al. 1967) Imhoff et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thiocystis Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thiodictyon Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Thioflavicoccus" Imhoff and Pfennig 2001	not validly published	preferred name
    Thiohalocapsa Imhoff et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thiolamprovum Guyoneaud et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thiopedia Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thiophaeococcus Anil Kumar et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thiorhodococcus Guyoneaud et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thiorhodovibrio Overmann et al. 1993	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thiospirillum Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Thiothece" Winogradsky 1888	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Chromatiales Imhoff 2005

Assigned by: Imhoff JF. Order I. Chromatiales ord. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part B (The Gammaproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1-3. 🇺🇸

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