Name: Vibrionaceae Véron 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

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

Gender: feminine

Type genus: Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980)

Effective publication: Véron M. Microbiologie – La position taxonomique des Vibrio et de certaines bacteries comparables. Comptes Rendus de I’Academie des Sciences Paris 1965; 261:5243-5246.

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
    Neiellaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Echinimonadaceae" Sun et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, not validly published

• 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.
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Enhydrobacter Staley et al. 1987 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166.
  • 🧒 Prevot (1966) assigned the genus "Cellfalcicula" Winogradsky 1929 to this family. Publication: Prévot AR. Manual for the classification and determination of the anaerobic bacteria. Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, 1966.
  • 🧒 Veron (1965) assigned the genus Aeromonas Stanier 1943 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Véron M. Microbiologie – La position taxonomique des Vibrio et de certaines bacteries comparables. Comptes Rendus de I’Academie des Sciences Paris 1965; 261:5243-5246.
  • 🧒 Veron (1965) assigned the genus Plesiomonas corrig. Habs and Schubert 1962 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Véron M. Microbiologie – La position taxonomique des Vibrio et de certaines bacteries comparables. Comptes Rendus de I’Academie des Sciences Paris 1965; 261:5243-5246.
  • 🧒 Veron (1965) assigned the genus "Oceanimonas" to this family. Publication: Véron M. Microbiologie – La position taxonomique des Vibrio et de certaines bacteries comparables. Comptes Rendus de I’Academie des Sciences Paris 1965; 261:5243-5246.
  • 🧒 Veron (1965) assigned the genus "Oceanomonas" to this family. Publication: Véron M. Microbiologie – La position taxonomique des Vibrio et de certaines bacteries comparables. Comptes Rendus de I’Academie des Sciences Paris 1965; 261:5243-5246.
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Spirillaceae Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980). 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 Spirillaceae Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Winslow CE, Broadhurst J, Buchanan RE, Krumwiede C, Rogers LA, Smith GH. The Families and Genera of the Bacteria: Final Report of the Committee of the Society of American Bacteriologists on Characterization and Classification of Bacterial Types. J Bacteriol 1920; 5:191-229.
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Spirillaceae Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Waksman SA. Genus III. Actinomyces Harz,. In: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923, p. 339-371.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Ebrionaceae"; "Kbrionaceae"; "Mbrionaceae"; "Vibionaceae"; "Vibrioneaceae"; "Vibrwnaceae"; "Vihrionaceae"; "Virbrionaceae".
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Thompson F, Gomez-Gil B. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Aeromonadaceae, Vibrionaceae and related organisms Minutes of the meeting, 13 November 2017, Chicago, USA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2111-2112.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Farmer JJ. International committee on systematic bacteriology, subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrionaceae. Minutes of the meetings, 8 and 11 September 1986, Manchester, England. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:210-212.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Nair GB, Holmes B. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrionaceae. Minutes of the meetings, 17 August 1999, Sydney, Australia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2002; 52:2331-2333.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Holmes B, Farmer Iii JJ. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Aeromonadaceae, Vibrionaceae and related organisms. Minutes of the Meetings, 25 July 2005, San Francisco, CA, USA. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2009; 59:2633-2637.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Farmer Iii JJ. International committee on systematic bacteriology, subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrionaceae. Minutes of the meetings, 8 and 11 September 1986, Manchester, England. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:210-212.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Farmer Iii JJ, Holmes B. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Aeromonadaceae, Vibrionaceae and related organisms. Minutes of the Meetings, 25 July 2005, San Francisco, CA, USA. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2009; 59:2633-2637.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Farmer Iii JJ, Holmes B. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Aeromonadaceae, Vibrionaceae and related organisms. Minutes of the meetings, 6 August 2008, Istanbul, Turkey. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2009; 59:2638-2640.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Holmes B. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF VIBRIONACEAE: Minutes of the meetings (Minute 8), 4 and 7 July 1994, Prague, Czech republic. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1467-1469.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Holmes B. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF VIBRIONACEAE: Minutes of the meetings (Minute 22), 4 and 7 July 1994, Prague, Czech republic. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1467-1469.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Nair GB, Holmes B. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF VIBRIONACEAE: Minutes of the closed meeting, 19 May 1998, Atlanta, GA, USA. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:1945-1947.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Farmer JJ. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF VIBRIONACEAE: Minutes of the meetings, 8 and 11 September 1986, Manchester, England. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:210-212.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Holmes B. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF VIBRIONACEAE: Minutes of the meetings, 18 and 20 September 1990, Osaka, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:199-201.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Holmes B. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF VIBRIONACEAE: Minutes of the meetings (Minute 6), 4 and 7 July 1994, Prague, Czech republic. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1467-1469.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Sawabe T, Oliver JD. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Aeromonadaceae, Vibrionaceae and related organisms  Minutes of the meetings, 31 March 2016, Roscoff, France. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:759-760.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Farmer Iii JJ. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology, Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrionaceae (Vibrios). Minutes of the meetings, 7 and 11 August 1982, Boston, Massachusetts. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:251-252.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Farmer Iii JJ. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrionaceae. Minutes of the meetings, 8 and 11 September 1986, Manchester, England. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:210-212.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Farmer Iii JJ, Holmes B. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes; Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Aeromonadaceae, Vibrionaceae and related organisms: Minutes of the meetings, 25 July 2005, San Francisco, CA, USA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2633-2637.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Holmes B. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrionaceae. Minutes of the meetings, 18 and 20 September 1990, Osaka, Japan. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:199-201.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Holmes B. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrionaceae. Minutes of the closed meeting, 21 August 1996, Jerusalem, Israel. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1471.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Holmes B. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrionaceae. Minutes of the meetings, 4 and 7 July 1994, Prague, Czech Republic. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1467-1469.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Holmes B, Farmer Iii JJ. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes; Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Aeromonadaceae, Vibrionaceae and related organisms: Minutes of the meetings, 6 August 2008, Istanbul, Turkey. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2638-2640.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Nair GB, Holmes B. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrionaceae. Minutes of the closed meeting, 19 May 1998, Atlanta, GA, USA. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1945-1947.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Nair GB, Holmes B. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrionaceae. Minutes of the meetings, 31 July 2002, Paris, France. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:539-542.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Sawabe T, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Aeromonadaceae, Vibrionaceae and related organisms. Minutes of the meetings, 7 September 2011, Sapporo, Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:465-466.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Holmes B. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology, Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Vibrionaceae, Minutes of the meetings, 18 and 20 September 1990, Osaka, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:199-201.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: J.j. Farmer BH. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes; Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Aeromonadaceae, Vibrionaceae and related organisms. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2009; 59:2638-2640.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 225; ATCC: 120; CAIM: 110; CIP: 108; CCUG: 102; JCM: 73; NBRC: 64; KCTC: 58; CECT: 54; NCCB: 46.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 13
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 17
Total number of child taxa: 24

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Agarbacterium" Angst 1929	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Aliivibrio Urbanczyk et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Allocatenococcus Oren and Molinari Novoa 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Allomonas" Kalina et al. 1980	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Allomonas Kalina et al. 1984	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Beneckea Campbell 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Catenococcus Sorokin 1994	validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name	synonym
    "Corallibacterium" Hettiarachchi et al. 2018	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Echinimonas Nedashkovskaya et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Enterovibrio Thompson et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Grimontia Thompson et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Listonella MacDonell and Colwell 1986	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Lucibacterium Hendrie et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Marinovibrio" Rueger 1972	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Neiella Du et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Paraphotobacterium Huang et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Parasalinivibrio" Er et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    [Photobacter]	preliminary entry that lacks crucial information
    Photobacterium Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Photodesmus" Hendry and Dunlap 2011	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Salinivibrio Mellado et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thaumasiovibrio Amin et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Veronia Gomez-Gil et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP, conserved name	correct name

Parent taxon: "Vibrionales" Garrity and Holt 2001

Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Class III. Gammaproteobacteria class. 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.

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