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Imhoff et al. 2022 Granulosicoccaceae Lee et al. 2008 Thioalkalispiraceae Mori et al. 2011 Incertae sedis 161 None 2015 Wenzhouxiangellaceae Wang et al. 2015 Woeseiaceae Du et al. 2015 Aquichromatiaceae Yang et al. 2017 Thioprofundaceae Kojima et al. 2017 Thiocapsaceae Bavendamm 1924 (Approved Lists 1980) Thioalkalibacteraceae Boden 2017 Competibacteraceae McIlroy et al. 2014 Thiopedia Winogradsky 1888 emend. Pfennig and Trüper 1974 (Approved Lists 1980) Thiococcus Imhoff et al. 1998 Rheinheimera Brettar et al. 2002 emend. Hayashi et al. 2018 Thiobaca Rees et al. 2002 Thiorhodococcus Guyoneaud et al. 1998 Thermochromatium Imhoff et al. 1998 Amoebobacter Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Guyoneaud et al. 1998 Thialkalicoccus (sic) Bryantseva et al. 2000 Thioalkalicoccus (sic) Bryantseva et al. 2000 Thiospirillum Winogradsky 1888 emend. Pfennig and Trüper 1974 (Approved Lists 1980) Rhabdochromatium (ex Winogradsky 1888) Dilling et al. 1996 Thiophaeococcus Anil Kumar et al. 2008 Gallaecimonas Rodríguez-Blanco et al. 2010 Phaeochromatium Shivalia et al. 2012 Phaeobacterium Nupur et al. 2015 Arsukibacterium Schmidt et al. 2016 Thiodictyon Winogradsky 1888 emend. Pfennig and Trüper 1974 (Approved Lists 1980) Thiocapsa Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Guyoneaud et al. 1998 Ectothiorhodospira Pelsh 1936 (Approved Lists 1980) Lamprocystis Schroeter 1886 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Imhoff 2001 Thiocystis Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Imhoff et al. 1998 Chromatium Perty 1852 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Imhoff et al. 1998 Thiorhodovibrio Overmann et al. 1993 Halochromatium Imhoff et al. 1998 emend. 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