Name: Rhodovibrionaceae Hördt et al. 2020

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Rho.do.vi.bri.o.na’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Rhodovibrio, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Rhodovibrionaceae, the Rhodovibrio family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^ho-do-wi-bri-o-NA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Rhodovibrio (ex Molisch 1907) Imhoff et al. 1998

Effective publication: 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. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Fodinicurvataceae Koziaeva et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Hu et al. 2025 Hu S, Lu K, Wang C, Li M, Huang J, Wang G. Carbonatibacter coralli gen. nov., sp. nov., a carbonate-producing and vitamin B(12)-sharing bacterium isolated from coral Porites lutea, reclassification of Kiloniellaceae and proposal of Aestuariispiraceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6928. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6967.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the inclusion of 2 genera in the family.
    • ⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 2 genera from the family.
    • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details.

• Notes:
  • 🧒 Hördt et al. (2020) assigned the genus Pelagibius Choi et al. 2009 to this family. Publication: 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. 🇩🇪
  • 🧒 Hördt et al. (2020) assigned the genus Limibacillus Kim et al. 2015 to this family. Publication: 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. 🇩🇪
  • 🧒 Hu et al. (2025) assigned the genus Algihabitans Wang et al. 2019 to this family. Publication: Hu S, Lu K, Wang C, Li M, Huang J, Wang G. Carbonatibacter coralli gen. nov., sp. nov., a carbonate-producing and vitamin B(12)-sharing bacterium isolated from coral Porites lutea, reclassification of Kiloniellaceae and proposal of Aestuariispiraceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6928. 🇨🇳
  • 🧒 Hu et al. (2025) assigned the genus Ferruginivarius Wang et al. 2019 to this family. Publication: Hu S, Lu K, Wang C, Li M, Huang J, Wang G. Carbonatibacter coralli gen. nov., sp. nov., a carbonate-producing and vitamin B(12)-sharing bacterium isolated from coral Porites lutea, reclassification of Kiloniellaceae and proposal of Aestuariispiraceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6928. 🇨🇳
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Rhodospirillaceae Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Yilmaz P, Parfrey LW, Yarza P, Gerken J, Pruesse E, Quast C, Schweer T, Peplies J, Ludwig W, Glöckner FO. The SILVA and “all-species living tree project (LTP)” taxonomic frameworks. Nucleic Acids Research 2014; 42(D1):D643-D648. 🇩🇪
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 6; KCTC: 4; ATCC: 2; JCM: 2; GDMCC: 1; CCTCC: 1; CECT: 1; LMG: 1; CCM: 1; IBRC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 5
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 5

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Aquibaculum Ahn et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Fodinicurvata Wang et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limimonas Amoozegar et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Rhodovibrio (ex Molisch 1907) Imhoff et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Tistlia Díaz-Cárdenas et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Rhodospirillales Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: 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. 🇩🇪

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