Geodermatophilaceae

Geodermatophilaceae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Actinobacteria
Class:	Actinobacteria Stackebrant et al. 1997
Subclass:	Actinobacteridae Stackebrandt et al. 1997 emend. Zhi et al. 2009
Order:	Actinomycetales Buchanan 1917 emend. Zhi et al. 2009
Suborder:	Frankineae Stackebrandt et al. 1997 emend. Zhi et al. 2009
Family:	Geodermatophilaceae
Genus
Actinotelluria ♠ Bertazzo et al. 2005 Blastococcus Ahrens and Moll 1970 emend. Lee 2006 Geodermatophilus Luedemann 1968 Modestobacter Mevs et al. 2000 emend. Xiao et al. 2011

The Geodermatophilaceae are an actinomycete family within the highly polyphyletic suborder Frankineae.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) ^[1] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)^[2] and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project ^[3]

?Actinotelluria brasiliensis ♠ Bertazzo et al. 2005 Blastococcus saxobsidens Urzì et al. 2004 Blastococcus aggregatus Ahrens and Moll 1970 emend. Urzì et al. 2004 (type sp.)  Geodermatophilus G. obscurus Luedemann 1968 (type sp.) G. ruber Zhang et al. 2011 Blastococcus jejuensis Lee 2006  Modestobacter M. marinus Xiao et al. 2011 M. multiseptatus Mevs et al. 2000 emend. Reddy et al. 2007 (type sp.) M. versicolor Reddy et al. 2007

Notes:
♠ Strains found at the NCBI, but not listed in the LSPN

References

1. J.P. Euzéby. "Geodermatophilaceae". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2011-11-17.
2. Sayers; et al. "Geodermatophilaceae". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
3. 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project."16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 (full tree)" (PDF). Silva Comprehensive Ribosomal RNA Database. Retrieved 2011-11-17.