Name: Rhodobacterales Garrity et al. 2006
Etymology: Rho.do.bac.te.ra’les. N.L. masc. n. Rhodobacter, type genus of the order; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Rhodobacterales, the Rhodobacter order
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: rho-do-bak-te-RA-les, feminine
Type genus: Rhodobacter Imhoff et al. 1984
Effective publication: 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. 🇺🇸
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 under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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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.
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Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 8
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Agaricicolaceae Li et al. 2026 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Meganemaceae" McIlroy et al. 2015 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| "Meganemataceae" corrig. McIlroy et al. 2015 | not validly published | synonym |
| Neomegalonemataceae Hördt et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Paracoccaceae Liang et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name | synonym |
| [Rhodobacterales, not assigned to family] | artificial parent node of taxa incertae sedis | |
| Roseobacteraceae Liang et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Alphaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2006
Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Class I. Alphaproteobacteria 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 C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1. 🇺🇸
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