# 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 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.