Name: Chromatiales Imhoff 2005

Category: Order

Proposed as: ord. nov.

Etymology: 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

Gender: 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

• Notes:
  • 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.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Chroamtiales"; "Chromariales"; "Chtomatiales".
  • 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.
  • The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 176; ATCC: 65; JCM: 53; KCTC: 38; NBRC: 23; LMG: 21; MCCC: 11; CGMCC: 10; NCCB: 10; CIP: 9.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 10
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 10
Total number of child taxa: 12

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Aquichromatiaceae" Yang et al. 2017	not validly published
    Chromatiaceae Bavendamm 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    [Chromatiales, not assigned to family]	artificial parent node of taxa incertae sedis
    Ectothiorhodospiraceae Imhoff 1984	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Granulosicoccaceae Lee et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halorhodospiraceae Imhoff et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halothiobacillaceae Kelly and Wood 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thioalkalibacteraceae Boden 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thioalkalispiraceae Mori et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    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

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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