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Order Chromatiales
Name: Chromatiales Imhoff 2005
Etymology: Chro.ma.ti.a’les. N.L. neut. n. Chromatium, type genus of the order; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Chromatiales, the Chromatium order
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: khro-ma-ti-A-les, feminine
Type genus: Chromatium Perty 1852 (Approved Lists 1980)
Effective publication: 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. 🇺🇸
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 106. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2235-2238. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Granulosicoccales Chuvochina et al. 2024 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Nitrococcales Chuvochina et al. 2024 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Thiohalomonadales Sorokin and Merkel 2023 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Candidatus Tenderiales" Chuvochina et al. 2023 heterotypic synonym, not pro-validly published Ectothiorhodospirales Chuvochina et al. 2024 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Thiohalospirales Sorokin and Merkel 2023 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Methylohalomonadales Sorokin and Merkel 2023 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Halothiobacillales Chuvochina et al. 2024 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Natronospirales Sorokin et al. 2025 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Nitrosococcales Chuvochina et al. 2024 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Woeseiales Chuvochina et al. 2024 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class "Chromatiia" Cavalier-Smith 2020.
Publication:
Cavalier-Smith T, Chao EE. Multidomain ribosomal protein trees and the planctobacterial origin of neomura (eukaryotes, archaebacteria). Protoplasma 2020; 257:621-753.
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- 🧒 Brenner et al. (2005) assigned the genus Chromatium Perty 1852 (Approved Lists 1980) to this order. Publication: 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. 🇺🇸
- 🧒 Brenner et al. (2005) assigned the genus Arhodomonas Adkins et al. 1993 to this order. Publication: 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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🧒 Lavy et al. (2018) assigned the genus "Candidatus Poriferisulfidus" corrig. Lavy et al. 2018 to this order.
Publication:
Lavy A, Keren R, Yu K, Thomas BC, Alvarez-Cohen L, Banfield JF, Ilan M. A novel Chromatiales bacterium is a potential sulfide oxidizer in multiple orders of marine sponges. Environ Microbiol 2018; 20:800-814. 🇺🇸
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Chroamtiales"; "Chromariales"; "Chtomatiales".
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🧔 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. 🇺🇸
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🧔 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. 🇺🇸
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 178; ATCC: 67; JCM: 61; KCTC: 54; NBRC: 25; LMG: 22; MCCC: 21; UNIQEM: 21; CECT: 12; NCCB: 10.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class "Chromatiia" Cavalier-Smith 2020.
Publication:
Cavalier-Smith T, Chao EE. Multidomain ribosomal protein trees and the planctobacterial origin of neomura (eukaryotes, archaebacteria). Protoplasma 2020; 257:621-753.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 11
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 24
Total number of child taxa: 27
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Acidihalobacteraceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym "Aquichromatiaceae" Yang et al. 2017 not validly published preferred name Aquisalimonadaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym Chromatiaceae Bavendamm 1924 (Approved Lists 1980) validly published under the ICNP correct name Ectothiorhodospiraceae Imhoff 1984 validly published under the ICNP correct name Granulosicoccaceae Lee et al. 2008 validly published under the ICNP correct name Halofilaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym Halorhodospiraceae Imhoff et al. 2023 validly published under the ICNP correct name Halothiobacillaceae Kelly and Wood 2005 validly published under the ICNP correct name Methylohalomonadaceae Sorokin and Merkel 2023 validly published under the ICNP synonym Natronospiraceae Sorokin et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP synonym Nitrococcaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym Nitrosococcaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym Oceanococcaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym "Candidatus Poriferisulfidaceae" Chuvochina et al. 2023 not validly published preferred name Sedimenticolaceae Slobodkina et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Candidatus Tenderiaceae" Chuvochina et al. 2023 not validly published synonym Thioalkalibacteraceae Boden 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name Thioalkalispiraceae Mori et al. 2011 validly published under the ICNP correct name Thioalkalivibrionaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym Thiocapsaceae Bavendamm 1924 (Approved Lists 1980) validly published under the ICNP synonym Thiohalomonadaceae Sorokin and Merkel 2023 validly published under the ICNP synonym Thiohalophilaceae Sorokin and Merkel 2023 validly published under the ICNP synonym Thiohalospiraceae Sorokin and Merkel 2023 validly published under the ICNP synonym Thioprofundaceae Kojima et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name Wenzhouxiangellaceae Wang et al. 2015 validly published under the ICNP correct name Woeseiaceae Du et al. 2016 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Gammaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 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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