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Perty 1852 (Approved Lists 1980)
(prokaryote)
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Entity:
Chromatiaceae (Family)
..Alishewanella (Genus)
..Allochromatium (Genus)
..Caldichromatium (Genus)
..Halochromatium (Genus)
..Imhoffiella (Genus)
..Isochromatium (Genus)
..Lamprobacter (Genus)
..Lamprocystis (Genus)
..Marichromatium (Genus)
..Nitrosacidicoccus (Candidatus)
..Nitrosococcus (Genus)
..Nitrosoglobus (Candidatus)
..Phaeobacterium (Genus)
..Phaeochromatium (Genus)
..Rhabdochromatium (Genus)
..Rheinheimera (Genus)
..Tenderia (Candidatus)
..Thermochromatium (Genus)
..Thioalkalicoccus (Genus)
..Thioaporhodococcus (Candidatus)
..Thiobaca (Genus)
..Thiocapsa (Genus)
..Thiococcus (Genus)
..Thiocystis (Genus)
..Thiodictyon (Genus)
..Thioflavicoccus (Genus)
..Thiohalocapsa (Genus)
..Thiolamprovum (Genus)
..Thiopedia (Genus)
..Thiophaeococcus (Genus)
..Thiorhodococcus (Genus)
..Thiorhodovibrio (Genus)
..Thiospirillum (Genus)
..Chromatium (Genus)
....Chromatium okenii (Species)
....Chromatium weissei (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
Perty, 1852/1980, nom. approb.
Original name
:
Perty, M. 1852.
Kennt. Lebensform.
: 174.
Etymology
Derived name
:
Allochromatium
(Genus)
Imhoff
et al.
1998
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [4 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Caldichromatium
(Genus)
Saini
et al.
2020
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [4 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Halochromatium
(Genus)
Imhoff
et al.
1998
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [4 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Isochromatium
(Genus)
Imhoff
et al.
1998
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [4 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Marichromatium
(Genus)
Imhoff
et al.
1998
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [4 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Phaeochromatium
(Genus)
Shivali
et al.
2012
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [4 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Thermochromatium
(Genus)
Imhoff
et al.
1998
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [5 May 2026].
Attributes
Approved name (Approved Lists: nom. approb.) [ICNP, 2019: Rules 24a, 33b]
Ref:
Approved Lists, 1980.
Types
Type of
:
Chromatiaceae
(Family)
Bavendamm 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [5 May 2026].
Homonyms
Senior homonym (unavailable)
:
Chromatium
(Genus)
Link (1824), nom. nud.
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
: 4 May 2026.
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