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Desulfovibrio
Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
(prokaryote)
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Entity:
Desulfovibrionaceae (Family)
..Alkalidesulfovibrio (Genus)
..Avidesulfovibrio (Candidatus)
..Bilophila (Genus)
..Desulfobaculum (Genus)
..Desulfocurvibacter (Genus)
..Desulfocurvus (Genus)
..Desulfohalovibrio (Genus)
..Desulfolutivibrio (Genus)
..Fundidesulfovibrio (Genus)
..Halodesulfovibrio (Genus)
..Humidesulfovibrio (Genus)
..Lawsonia (Genus)
..Maridesulfovibrio (Genus)
..Megalodesulfovibrio (Genus)
..Nitratidesulfovibrio (Genus)
..Oceanidesulfovibrio (Genus)
..Oleidesulfovibrio (Genus)
..Paucidesulfovibrio (Genus)
..Pseudodesulfovibrio (Genus)
..Salidesulfovibrio (Genus)
..Solidesulfovibrio (Genus)
..Taurinivorans (Genus)
..Desulfovibrio (Genus)
....Desulfovibrio acrylicus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio aerotolerans (Species)
....Desulfovibrio aespoeensis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio africanus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio alaskensis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio alcoholivorans (Species)
....Desulfovibrio alkalitolerans (Species)
....Desulfovibrio aminophilus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio arcticus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio bastinii (Species)
....Desulfovibrio bizertensis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio burkinensis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio butyratiphilus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio capillatus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio carbinolicus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio carbinoliphilus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio cuneatus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio dechloracetivorans (Species)
....Desulfovibrio desulfuricans (Species)
....Desulfovibrio ferrireducens (Species)
....Desulfovibrio frigidus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio fructosivorans (Species)
....Desulfovibrio furfuralis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio gabonensis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio giganteus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio gigas (Species)
....Desulfovibrio gracilis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio halophilus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio hydrothermalis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio idahonensis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio indonesiensis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio inopinatus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio intestinalis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio legallii (Species)
....Desulfovibrio litoralis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio longreachensis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio longus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio magneticus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio marinisediminis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio marinus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio marrakechensis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio mexicanus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio oceani (Species)
....Desulfovibrio oxamicus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio oxyclinae (Species)
....Desulfovibrio paquesii (Species)
....Desulfovibrio piezophilus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio piger (Species)
....Desulfovibrio portus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio profundus (Species)
....Desulfovibrio psychrotolerans (Species)
....Desulfovibrio putealis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio salexigens (Species)
....Desulfovibrio senezii (Species)
....Desulfovibrio simplex (Species)
....Desulfovibrio sulfodismutans (Species)
....Desulfovibrio termitidis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio tunisiensis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio vietnamensis (Species)
....Desulfovibrio vulgaris (Species)
....Desulfovibrio zosterae (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
Kluyver & van Niel, 1936/1980, nom. approb.
Etymology
Derived from
:
sulfur
veter.
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026] ("(S)").
Derived from
:
Vibrio
(Genus)
Pacini 1854 nom. cons. (Approved Lists 1980)
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Alkalidesulfovibrio
(Genus)
Park
et al.
2023
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Avidesulfovibrio
(Genus)
Gilroy
et al.
2022
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Fundidesulfovibrio
(Genus)
Waite
et al.
2020
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Halodesulfovibrio
(Genus)
Shivani
et al.
2017
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Humidesulfovibrio
(Genus)
Waite
et al.
2020
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Maridesulfovibrio
(Genus)
Waite
et al.
2020
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Megalodesulfovibrio
(Genus)
Waite
et al.
2020
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Nitratidesulfovibrio
(Genus)
Waite
et al.
2020
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Oceanidesulfovibrio
(Genus)
Galushko and Kuever 2021
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Oleidesulfovibrio
(Genus)
Waite
et al.
2020
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Paucidesulfovibrio
(Genus)
Waite
et al.
2020
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Pseudodesulfovibrio
(Genus)
Cao
et al.
2016
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Salidesulfovibrio
(Genus)
Park
et al.
2022 nom. inval.
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026].
Derived name
:
Solidesulfovibrio
(Genus)
Waite
et al.
2020
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026].
Attributes
Approved name (Approved Lists: nom. approb.) [ICNP, 2019: Rules 24a, 33b]
Ref:
Approved Lists, 1980.
Types
Type of
:
Desulfovibrionaceae
(Family)
Kuever
et al.
2006
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026].
Type of
:
Desulfovibrionales
(Order)
Kuever
et al.
2006
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026].
Type of
:
Desulfovibrionia
(Class)
Waite
et al.
2020
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026].
Variants
Different spelling
:
Desulfofibrio
(Genus)
(sic) "Kluyver and van Niel 1936" nom. inval.
Synonyms
Including
:
Desulfomonas
(Genus)
Moore
et al.
1976 (Approved Lists 1980)
Ref:
G.M. Garrity et al., 2007
: 249.
Including
:
Desulfomonas
(Genus)
Moore
et al.
1976 (Approved Lists 1980)
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 May 2026] ("heterotypic").
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