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 bacteria. Many occur in aquatic habitats.

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 Hördt 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 Hördt et al. 2020
 * Allosediminivita Hördt 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 Hördt 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-Döbler 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 Hördt 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 Hördt et al. 2020
 * Paenimaribius Park et al. 2019
 * Paenirhodobacter Wang et al. 2014
 * Palleronia Martínez-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 Hördt 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 Martínez-Cánovas 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 Hördt 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.