Rhodobacteraceae

The Rhodobacteraceae are a family of Pseudomonadota in the order Rhodobacterales within the alpha subgroup. Like all Pseudomonadota, they are gram-negative. It contains chemoorganotrophs and photoheterotrophs. Many occur in aquatic habitats.

Genera

Accepted genera

The following genera have been effectively and validly published:

Acidimangrovimonas Ren et al. 2019
Actibacterium Lucena et al. 2012
Aestuariibius Park et al. 2018
Aestuariicoccus Feng et al. 2018
Aestuariihabitans Yoon et al. 2014
Aestuariivita Park et al. 2014
Aestuarium Yu et al. 2019
Agaricicola Chu et al. 2010
Albibacillus HÃÂ¶rdt et al. 2020
Albidovulum Albuquerque et al. 2003
Albimonas Lim et al. 2008
Albirhodobacter Nupur et al. 2015
Aliiroseovarius Park et al. 2015
Aliishimia Kim et al. 2019
Alkalilacustris Zhang et al. 2019

Allgaiera HÃÂ¶rdt et al. 2020
Allosediminivita HÃÂ¶rdt et al. 2020
Amaricoccus Maszenan et al. 1997
Amylibacter Teramoto and Nishijima 2014
Antarcticimicrobium Zhang et al. 2020
Antarctobacter Labrenz et al. 1998
Aquicoccus Feng et al. 2018
Aquimixticola Park et al. 2015
Arenibacillus Kim et al. 2019
Arenibacterium Baek et al. 2020
Ascidiaceihabitans Kim et al. 2014

Boseongicola Park et al. 2014
Brevirhabdus Wu et al. 2015
Carideicomes Wang et al. 2020

Celeribacter Ivanova et al. 2010
Cereibacter Suresh et al. 2015
Chachezhania Yuan et al. 2020

Citreimonas Choi and Cho 2006
Cognatishimia Wirth and Whitman 2018
Cognatiyoonia Wirth and Whitman 2018

Cribrihabitans Chen et al. 2014
Cypionkella HÃÂ¶rdt et al. 2020
Defluviimonas Foesel et al. 2013
Dinoroseobacter Biebl et al. 2005
Donghicola Yoon et al. 2007
Epibacterium Penesyan et al. 2013
Falsirhodobacter Subhash et al. 2013
Fertoeibacter Szuroczki et al. 2021
Flavimaricola Wirth and Whitman 2018
Fluviibacterium Sun et al. 2020
Frigidibacter Li and Zhou 2015

Gemmobacter Rothe et al. 1988
Haematobacter Helsel et al. 2007
Hahyoungchilella Kim and Lee 2020
Halocynthiibacter Kim et al. 2014
Halodurantibacterium Lv et al. 2015
Halovulum Sun et al. 2015
Hasllibacter Kim et al. 2012
Histidinibacterium Wang et al. 2019

Hwanghaeicola Kim et al. 2010
Jannaschia Wagner-DÃÂ¶bler et al. 2003
Jhaorihella Rekha et al. 2011
Kandeliimicrobium Wang et al. 2018
Kangsaoukella Lee et al. 2020
Lacimonas Zhong et al. 2015
Leisingera Schaefer et al. 2002
Lentibacter Li et al. 2012
Limibaculum Shin et al. 2017
Limimaricola Wirth and Whitman 2018
Litoreibacter Romanenko et al. 2011

Litorisediminicola Yoon et al. 2013
Litorisediminivivens Park et al. 2016
Litorivita Hetharua et al. 2018
Loktanella Van Trappen et al. 2004

Lutimaribacter Yoon et al. 2009
Maliponia Jung et al. 2016
Mameliella Zheng et al. 2010
Mangrovicoccus Yu et al. 2018
Maribius Choi et al. 2007
Marimonas Thongphrom et al. 2017
Marinibacterium Li et al. 2015
Marinovum Martens et al. 2006
Maritimibacter Lee et al. 2007
Marivita Hwang et al. 2009
Marivivens Park et al. 2016
Meinhardsimonia HÃÂ¶rdt et al. 2020
Meridianimarinicoccus Ren et al. 2019
Methylarcula Doronina et al. 2000
Monaibacterium Chernikova et al. 2017

Neptunicoccus Zhang et al. 2018
Nereida Pujalte et al. 2005
Nioella Rajasabapathy et al. 2015
Oceanibium Chang et al. 2019

Oceanicella Albuquerque et al. 2012
Oceanicola Cho and Giovannoni 2004
Oceaniglobus Li et al. 2017
Octadecabacter Gosink et al. 1998
Pacificibacter Romanenko et al. 2011
Pacificitalea HÃÂ¶rdt et al. 2020
Paenimaribius Park et al. 2019
Paenirhodobacter Wang et al. 2014
Palleronia MartÃÂnez-Checa et al. 2005
Paracoccus Davis 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Paradonghicola Lee et al. 2019

Paraphaeobacter Cai et al. 2017
Pararhodobacter Foesel et al. 2013
Parasedimentitalea Ding et al. 2020
Paroceanicella corrig. Liu et al. 2020

Pelagicola Kim et al. 2008
Pelagimonas Hahnke et al. 2013
Pelagivirga Ji et al. 2018
Pelagovum Ren et al. 2020
Phaeobacter Martens et al. 2006

Phycocomes Zhu et al. 2019
Planktomarina Giebel et al. 2013
Planktotalea Hahnke et al. 2012

Pontibaca Kim et al. 2010
Ponticoccus Hwang and Cho 2008
Pontivivens Park et al. 2015
Poseidonocella Romanenko et al. 2012
Primorskyibacter Romanenko et al. 2011
Profundibacter Le Moine Bauer et al. 2019
Profundibacterium Lai et al. 2013
Pseudaestuariivita Wirth and Whitman 2018
Pseudodonghicola Hameed et al. 2014
Pseudogemmobacter Suman et al. 2019
Pseudohalocynthiibacter Won et al. 2015
Pseudomaribius Park et al. 2018
Pseudooceanicola Lai et al. 2015
Pseudooctadecabacter Billerbeck et al. 2015

Pseudophaeobacter Breider et al. 2014
Pseudoprimorskyibacter HÃÂ¶rdt et al. 2020
Pseudopuniceibacterium Zhang et al. 2019
Pseudorhodobacter Uchino et al. 2003
Pseudoroseicyclus Park et al. 2016

Pseudoruegeria Yoon et al. 2007
Pseudoseohaeicola Park et al. 2015
Pseudothioclava Kim and Lee 2020
Psychromarinibacter Qiao et al. 2017
Pukyongiella Kim et al. 2020
Puniceibacterium Liu et al. 2014
Qingshengfaniella Wang et al. 2021
Rhodobaca Milford et al. 2001
Rhodobacter Imhoff et al. 1984
Rhodobaculum Bryantseva et al. 2015
Rhodophyticola Jung et al. 2019
Rhodosalinus Guo et al. 2017
Rhodovulum Hiraishi and Ueda 1994
Roseibaca Labrenz et al. 2009
Roseibacterium Suzuki et al. 2006
Roseicitreum Yu et al. 2011
Roseicyclus Rathgeber et al. 2005
Roseinatronobacter Sorokin et al. 2000
Roseisalinus Labrenz et al. 2005
Roseivivax Suzuki et al. 1999
Roseobacter Shiba 1991
Roseovarius Labrenz et al. 1999
Rubellimicrobium Denner et al. 2006
Rubribacterium Boldareva et al. 2010
Rubricella Yang et al. 2017
Rubrimonas Suzuki et al. 1999
Ruegeria Uchino et al. 1999
Sagittula Gonzalez et al. 1997
Salinihabitans Yoon et al. 2009
Salinovum Qu et al. 2017
Salipiger MartÃÂnez-CÃÂ¡novas et al. 2004
Sedimentitalea Breider et al. 2014
Sediminimonas Wang et al. 2009
Seohaeicola Yoon et al. 2009
Shimia Choi and Cho 2006

Silicimonas Crenn et al. 2016
Sinirhodobacter corrig. Yang et al. 2018

Solirhodobacter Chu et al. 2020

Sulfitobacter Sorokin 1996
Tabrizicola Tarhriz et al. 2014
Tateyamaria Kurahashi and Yokota 2008

Thalassobius Arahal et al. 2005
Thalassococcus Lee et al. 2007

Thioclava Sorokin et al. 2005

Tranquillimonas Harwati et al. 2008
Tritonibacter Klotz et al. 2018
Tropicibacter Harwati et al. 2009
Tropicimonas Harwati et al. 2009

Vannielia HÃÂ¶rdt et al. 2020

Wenxinia Ying et al. 2007
Xinfangfangia Hu et al. 2018

Yoonia Wirth and Whitman 2018
Youngimonas Hameed et al. 2014

Provisional genera

The following genera have been published, but not validated according to the Bacteriological Code:

"Aliisedimentitalea" Kim et al. 2015
"Alterinioella" Kong et al. 2021
"Falsigemmobacter" Li et al. 2020
"Jindonia" Park et al. 2017
"Ketogulonicigenium" corrig. Urbance et al. 2001

"Nitropelagi" Jeong and Lee 2016
"Oceaniovalibus" Liu et al. 2012
"Oceanomicrobium" Dai et al. 2021
"Piezobacter" Takai et al. 2009
"Pikeienuella" Park et al. 2021
"Plastorhodobacter" Xie et al. 2015
"Polymorphum" Cai et al. 2011
"Pseudopontivivens" Park et al. 2018
"Roseibacula" Nuyanzina-Boldareva and Gorlenko 2014
"Zongyanglinia" Xu et al. 2021

Candidatus Genera

The following candidatus genera have been published:

"Candidatus Halichondriibacter" corrig. Knobloch et al. 2019
"Candidatus Kopriimonas" Quinn et al. 2012

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature and the phylogeny is based on whole-genome sequences.

Rhodobacteraceae

Genera

Accepted genera

Provisional genera

Candidatus Genera

Phylogeny

See also

Notes

References

Further reading