Family Rhodobacteraceae

Name: Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Rhodobacter, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Rhodobacteraceae, the Rhodobacter family

Gender: feminine

Type genus: Rhodobacter Imhoff et al. 1984

Effective publication: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family I. Rhodobacteraceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 161.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 107. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: in need of a replacement

Emendations:
- Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
  Notes:
  - Emendation accompanied by the inclusion of 10 genera in the family.
  - Emendation accompanied by the removal of 9 genera from the family.
  - As of 2020-04-15 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.

Notes:
- Brenner et al. (2005) assigned the genus Ahrensia Uchino et al. 1999 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family I. Rhodobacteraceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 161.
- Brenner et al. (2005) assigned the genus Pannonibacter Borsodi et al. 2003 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family I. Rhodobacteraceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 161.
- Brenner et al. (2005) assigned the genus Rhodothalassium Imhoff et al. 1998 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family I. Rhodobacteraceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 161.
- Brenner et al. (2005) assigned the genus Roseibium Suzuki et al. 2000 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family I. Rhodobacteraceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 161.
- Brenner et al. (2005) assigned the genus Stappia Uchino et al. 1999 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family I. Rhodobacteraceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 161.
- Hinger et al. (2020) assigned the genus "Polycladidibacter" Hinger et al. 2020 to this family. Publication: Hinger I, Ansorge R, Mussmann M, Romano S. Phylogenomic Analyses of Members of the Widespread Marine Heterotrophic Genus Pseudovibrio Suggest Distinct Evolutionary Trajectories and a Novel Genus, Polycladidibacter gen. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:0.
- Hou et al. (2015) assigned the genus Acuticoccus Hou et al. 2017 to this family. Publication: Hou L, Zhang Y, Sun J, Xie X. Acuticoccus yangtzensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member in the family Rhodobacteraceae, isolated from the surface water of the Yangtze Estuary. Curr Microbiol 2015; 70:176-182.
- Lai et al. (2010) assigned the genus Labrenzia Biebl et al. 2007 to this family. Publication: Lai Q, Qiao N, Wu C, Sun F, Yuan J, Shao Z. Stappia indica sp. nov., isolated from deep seawater of the Indian Ocean. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:733-736.
- Liu et al. (2019) assigned the genus Paraoceanicella (sic) Liu et al. 2020 to this family. Publication: Liu P, Ding W, Lai Q, Liu R, Wei Y, Wang L, Xie Z, Cao J, Fang J. Physiological and genomic features of Paraoceanicella profunda gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel piezophile isolated from deep seawater of the Mariana Trench. Microbiologyopen 2020; 9:e966.
- Suarez et al. (2014) assigned the genus Nesiotobacter Donachie et al. 2006 to this family. Publication: Suarez C, Ratering S, Geissler-Plaum R, Schnell S. Hartmannibacter diazotrophicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a phosphate-solubilizing and nitrogen-fixing alphaproteobacterium isolated from the rhizosphere of a natural salt-meadow plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3160-3167.
- Suarez et al. (2014) assigned the genus Pseudovibrio Shieh et al. 2004 to this family. Publication: Suarez C, Ratering S, Geissler-Plaum R, Schnell S. Hartmannibacter diazotrophicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a phosphate-solubilizing and nitrogen-fixing alphaproteobacterium isolated from the rhizosphere of a natural salt-meadow plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3160-3167.
- Xu et al. (2019) assigned the genus Sinorhodobacter (sic) Yang et al. 2018 to this family. Publication: Xu GT, Piao C, Chang JP, Guo LM, Yang XQ, Li Y. Sinorhodobacter populi sp. nov., isolated from the symptomatic bark tissue of Populus x euramericana canker. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1220-1224.
- This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Rhodobacteracea".
- A genome-scale phylogenetic analysis of the family Rhodobacteraceae was conducted by Simon et al. (2017). Publication: Simon M, Scheuner C, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Brinkhoff T, Wagner-Dobler I, Ulbrich M, Klenk HP, Schomburg D, Petersen J, Goker M. Phylogenomics of Rhodobacteraceae reveals evolutionary adaptation to marine and non-marine habitats. ISME J 2017; 11:1483-1499.
- The evolutionary dynamics of the photosynthesis operon of the family were analysed by Brinkmann et al. (2018). Publication: Brinkmann H, Goker M, Koblizek M, Wagner-Dobler I, Petersen J. Horizontal operon transfer, plasmids, and the evolution of photosynthesis in Rhodobacteraceae. ISME J 2018; 12:1994-2010.
- The family was reviewed in an easily digestible way by Voget et al. (2014; in German). Publication: Voget S, Göker M, Brinkhoff T. Genomik: Grundlage zum Verständnis des Erfolgs der Roseobacter-Gruppe. BIOSpektrum 2014; 20:279-282.
- The genomic differences between the marine and the non-marine representatives of the family were analysed by Simon et al. (2017). Publication: Simon M, Scheuner C, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Brinkhoff T, Wagner-Dobler I, Ulbrich M, Klenk HP, Schomburg D, Petersen J, Goker M. Phylogenomics of Rhodobacteraceae reveals evolutionary adaptation to marine and non-marine habitats. ISME J 2017; 11:1483-1499.
- The plasmids of the family were reviewed by Petersen et al. (2013). Publication: Petersen J, Frank O, Goker M, Pradella S. Extrachromosomal, extraordinary and essential--the plasmids of the Roseobacter clade. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:2805-2815.
- Illegitimate according to Rule 51b (1); the family name Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006 is illegitimate because the family contains the genus Hyphomonas (ex Pongratz 1957) Moore et al. 1984, which is the type of the family Hyphomonadaceae Lee et al. 2005. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 107. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1-6.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 178
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 204
Total number of child taxa: 216

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Acidimangrovimonas Ren et al. 2019	validly published	correct name
Actibacterium Lucena et al. 2012	validly published	correct name
Aestuariibius Park et al. 2018	validly published	correct name
Aestuariicoccus Feng et al. 2018	validly published	correct name
Aestuariihabitans Yoon et al. 2014	validly published	correct name
Aestuariivita Park et al. 2014	validly published	correct name
Aestuarium Yu et al. 2019	validly published	correct name
Agaricicola Chu et al. 2010	validly published	correct name
Albibacillus Hördt et al. 2020	validly published	correct name
Albidovulum Albuquerque et al. 2003	validly published	correct name
Albimonas Lim et al. 2008	validly published	correct name
Albirhodobacter Nupur et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
Aliiroseovarius Park et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
"Aliisedimentitalea" Kim et al. 2015	not validly published
Aliishimia Kim et al. 2019	validly published	correct name
Alkalilacustris Zhang et al. 2019	validly published	correct name
Alkalimicrobium Zhang et al. 2015	validly published	synonym
Allgaiera Hördt et al. 2020	validly published	correct name
Allosediminivita Hördt et al. 2020	validly published	correct name
Amaricoccus Maszenan et al. 1997	validly published	correct name
Amylibacter Teramoto and Nishijima 2014	validly published	correct name
Antarcticimicrobium Zhang et al. 2020	validly published	correct name
Antarctobacter Labrenz et al. 1998	validly published	correct name
Aquicoccus Feng et al. 2018	validly published	correct name
Aquimixticola Park et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
Arenibacillus Kim et al. 2019	validly published	correct name
Ascidiaceihabitans Kim et al. 2014	validly published	correct name
Bieblia Hördt et al. 2020	validly published, illegitimate name	synonym
Boseongicola Park et al. 2014	validly published	correct name
Brevirhabdus Wu et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
Carideicomes Wang et al. 2020	validly published	correct name
Catellibacterium Tanaka et al. 2004	validly published	synonym
Celeribacter Ivanova et al. 2010	validly published	correct name
Cereibacter Suresh et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
Chachezhania Yuan et al. 2020	validly published	correct name
Citreicella Sorokin et al. 2006	validly published	synonym
Citreimonas Choi and Cho 2006	validly published	correct name
Cognatishimia Wirth and Whitman 2018	validly published	correct name
Cognatiyoonia Wirth and Whitman 2018	validly published	correct name
Confluentimicrobium Park et al. 2015	validly published	synonym
Cribrihabitans Chen et al. 2014	validly published	correct name
Cypionkella Hördt et al. 2020	validly published	correct name
Defluviimonas Foesel et al. 2013	validly published	correct name
Dinoroseobacter Biebl et al. 2005	validly published	correct name
Donghicola Yoon et al. 2007	validly published	correct name
Epibacterium Penesyan et al. 2013	validly published	synonym
"Falsigemmobacter" Li et al. 2020	not validly published
Falsirhodobacter Subhash et al. 2013	validly published	correct name
Flavimaricola Wirth and Whitman 2018	validly published	correct name
Fluviibacterium Sun et al. 2020	validly published	correct name
Frigidibacter Li and Zhou 2015	validly published	correct name
Fuscovulum Suresh et al. 2020	validly published	synonym
Gaetbulicola Yoon et al. 2010	validly published	synonym
Gemmobacter Rothe et al. 1988	validly published	correct name
Haematobacter Helsel et al. 2007	validly published	correct name
Hahyoungchilella Kim and Lee 2020	validly published	correct name
Halocynthiibacter Kim et al. 2014	validly published	correct name
Halodurantibacterium Lv et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
Halovulum Sun et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
Hasllibacter Kim et al. 2012	validly published	correct name
Histidinibacterium Wang et al. 2019	validly published	correct name
Huaishuia Wang et al. 2012	validly published	synonym
Hwanghaeicola Kim et al. 2010	validly published	correct name
Jannaschia Wagner-Döbler et al. 2003	validly published	correct name
Jhaorihella Rekha et al. 2011	validly published	correct name
"Jindonia" Park et al. 2017	not validly published
Kandeliimicrobium Wang et al. 2018	validly published	correct name
Ketogulonicigenium corrig. Urbance et al. 2001	validly published	correct name
[Kopriimonas]	artificial parent node of Candidatus species that lack a genus description
Lacimonas Zhong et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
Leisingera Schaefer et al. 2002	validly published	correct name
Lentibacter Li et al. 2012	validly published	correct name
Limibaculum Shin et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
Limimaricola Wirth and Whitman 2018	validly published	correct name
Litoreibacter Romanenko et al. 2011	validly published	correct name
Litorimicrobium Jin et al. 2011	validly published	synonym
Litorisediminicola Yoon et al. 2013	validly published	correct name
Litorisediminivivens Park et al. 2016	validly published	correct name
Litorivita Hetharua et al. 2018	validly published	correct name
Loktanella Van Trappen et al. 2004	validly published	correct name
"Luteovulum" Suresh et al. 2019	not validly published
Lutimaribacter Yoon et al. 2009	validly published	correct name
Maliponia Jung et al. 2016	validly published	correct name
Mameliella Zheng et al. 2010	validly published	correct name
Mangrovicoccus Yu et al. 2018	validly published	correct name
Maribius Choi et al. 2007	validly published	correct name
Marimonas Thongphrom et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
Marinibacterium Li et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
Marinovum Martens et al. 2006	validly published	correct name
Maritimibacter Lee et al. 2007	validly published	correct name
Marivita Hwang et al. 2009	validly published	correct name
Marivivens Park et al. 2016	validly published	correct name
Meinhardsimonia Hördt et al. 2020	validly published	correct name
Meridianimarinicoccus Ren et al. 2019	validly published	correct name
Methylarcula Doronina et al. 2000	validly published	correct name
Monaibacterium Chernikova et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
Nautella Vandecandelaere et al. 2009	validly published	synonym
Neptunicoccus Zhang et al. 2018	validly published	correct name
Nereida Pujalte et al. 2005	validly published	correct name
Nioella Rajasabapathy et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
"Nitropelagi" Jeong and Lee 2016	not validly published
Oceanibium Chang et al. 2019	validly published	correct name
Oceanibulbus Wagner-Döbler et al. 2004	validly published	synonym
Oceanicella Albuquerque et al. 2012	validly published	correct name
Oceanicola Cho and Giovannoni 2004	validly published	correct name
Oceaniglobus Li et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
"Oceaniovalibus" Liu et al. 2012	not validly published
Octadecabacter Gosink et al. 1998	validly published	correct name
Pacificibacter Romanenko et al. 2011	validly published	correct name
Pacificitalea Hördt et al. 2020	validly published	correct name
Paenimaribius Park et al. 2019	validly published	correct name
Paenirhodobacter Wang et al. 2014	validly published	correct name
Palleronia Martínez-Checa et al. 2005	validly published	correct name
Paracoccus Davis 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published	correct name
Paradonghicola Lee et al. 2019	validly published	correct name
Paraphaeobacter Cai et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
Pararhodobacter Foesel et al. 2013	validly published	correct name
Parasedimentitalea Ding et al. 2020	validly published	correct name
Paroceanicella corrig. Liu et al. 2020	validly published	correct name
Pelagibaca Cho and Giovannoni 2006	validly published	correct name
Pelagicola Kim et al. 2008	validly published	correct name
Pelagimonas Hahnke et al. 2013	validly published	correct name
Pelagivirga Ji et al. 2018	validly published	correct name
Phaeobacter Martens et al. 2006	validly published	correct name
Phaeovulum Suresh et al. 2020	validly published	synonym
Phycocomes Zhu et al. 2019	validly published	correct name
"Piezobacter" Takai et al. 2009	not validly published
Planktomarina Giebel et al. 2013	validly published	correct name
Planktotalea Hahnke et al. 2012	validly published	correct name
"Plastorhodobacter" Xie et al. 2015	not validly published
Pleomorphobacterium Yin et al. 2013	validly published	synonym
"Polymorphum" Cai et al. 2011	not validly published
Pontibaca Kim et al. 2010	validly published	correct name
Ponticoccus Hwang and Cho 2008	validly published	correct name
Pontivivens Park et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
Poseidonocella Romanenko et al. 2012	validly published	correct name
Primorskyibacter Romanenko et al. 2011	validly published	correct name
Profundibacter Le Moine Bauer et al. 2019	validly published	correct name
Profundibacterium Lai et al. 2013	validly published	correct name
Pseudaestuariivita Wirth and Whitman 2018	validly published	correct name
Pseudodonghicola Hameed et al. 2014	validly published	correct name
Pseudogemmobacter Suman et al. 2019	validly published	correct name
Pseudohalocynthiibacter Won et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
Pseudomaribius Park et al. 2018	validly published	correct name
Pseudooceanicola Lai et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
Pseudooctadecabacter Billerbeck et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
Pseudopelagicola Kim et al. 2014	validly published	synonym
Pseudophaeobacter Breider et al. 2014	validly published	correct name
"Pseudopontivivens" Park et al. 2018	not validly published
Pseudoprimorskyibacter Hördt et al. 2020	validly published	correct name
Pseudopuniceibacterium Zhang et al. 2019	validly published	correct name
Pseudorhodobacter Uchino et al. 2003	validly published	correct name
Pseudoroseicyclus Park et al. 2016	validly published	correct name
Pseudoroseovarius Sun et al. 2015	validly published	synonym
Pseudoruegeria Yoon et al. 2007	validly published	correct name
Pseudoseohaeicola Park et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
Pseudothioclava Kim and Lee 2020	validly published	correct name
Psychromarinibacter Qiao et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
Pukyongiella Kim et al. 2020	validly published	correct name
Puniceibacterium Liu et al. 2014	validly published	correct name
Rhodobaca Milford et al. 2001	validly published	correct name
Rhodobacter Imhoff et al. 1984	validly published	correct name
Rhodobaculum Bryantseva et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
Rhodophyticola Jung et al. 2019	validly published	correct name
Rhodosalinus Guo et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
Rhodovulum Hiraishi and Ueda 1994	validly published	correct name
Roseibaca Labrenz et al. 2009	validly published	correct name
Roseibacterium Suzuki et al. 2006	validly published	correct name
"Roseibacula" Nuyanzina-Boldareva and Gorlenko 2014	not validly published
Roseicitreum Yu et al. 2011	validly published	correct name
Roseicyclus Rathgeber et al. 2005	validly published	correct name
Roseinatronobacter Sorokin et al. 2000	validly published	correct name
Roseisalinus Labrenz et al. 2005	validly published	correct name
Roseivivax Suzuki et al. 1999	validly published	correct name
Roseobacter Shiba 1991	validly published	correct name
Roseovarius Labrenz et al. 1999	validly published	correct name
Rubellimicrobium Denner et al. 2006	validly published	correct name
Rubribacterium Boldareva et al. 2010	validly published	correct name
Rubricella Yang et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
Rubrimonas Suzuki et al. 1999	validly published	correct name
Ruegeria Uchino et al. 1999	validly published	correct name
Sagittula Gonzalez et al. 1997	validly published	correct name
Salinihabitans Yoon et al. 2009	validly published	correct name
Salinovum Qu et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
Salipiger Martínez-Cánovas et al. 2004	validly published	correct name
Sedimentitalea Breider et al. 2014	validly published	synonym
Sediminimonas Wang et al. 2009	validly published	correct name
Seohaeicola Yoon et al. 2009	validly published	correct name
Shimia Choi and Cho 2006	validly published	correct name
Silicibacter Petursdottir and Kristjansson 1999	validly published	synonym
Silicimonas Crenn et al. 2016	validly published	correct name
Sinirhodobacter corrig. Yang et al. 2018	validly published	correct name
Solirhodobacter Chu et al. 2020	validly published	correct name
Staleya Labrenz et al. 2000	validly published	synonym
Sulfitobacter Sorokin 1996	validly published	correct name
Tabrizicola Tarhriz et al. 2014	validly published	correct name
Tateyamaria Kurahashi and Yokota 2008	validly published	correct name
Thalassobacter Macián et al. 2005	validly published	synonym
Thalassobius Arahal et al. 2005	validly published	correct name
Thalassococcus Lee et al. 2007	validly published	correct name
Thiobacimonas Li et al. 2015	validly published	synonym
Thioclava Sorokin et al. 2005	validly published	correct name
Thiosphaera Robertson and Kuenen 1984	validly published	synonym
Tranquillimonas Harwati et al. 2008	validly published	correct name
Tritonibacter Klotz et al. 2018	validly published	correct name
Tropicibacter Harwati et al. 2009	validly published	correct name
Tropicimonas Harwati et al. 2009	validly published	correct name
Vadicella Romanenko et al. 2011	validly published	synonym
Vannielia Hördt et al. 2020	validly published	correct name
Wagnerdoeblera Hördt et al. 2020	validly published, illegitimate name	synonym
Wenxinia Ying et al. 2007	validly published	correct name
Xinfangfangia Hu et al. 2018	validly published	correct name
Xuhuaishuia Wang et al. 2016	validly published	synonym
Yangia Dai et al. 2006	validly published	synonym
Yoonia Wirth and Whitman 2018	validly published	correct name
Youngimonas Hameed et al. 2014	validly published	correct name

Parent taxon: Rhodobacterales Garrity et al. 2006

Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Order III. Rhodobacterales 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 C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 161.

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