See text The Rhodobacteraceae are a family of Pseudomonadota in the order Rhodobacterales within the alpha subgroup.

[1] Like all Pseudomonadota, they are gram-negative.

Many occur in aquatic habitats.

The following genera have been effectively and validly published:[2][3] The following genera have been published, but not validated according to the Bacteriological Code:[3] The following candidatus genera have been published:[3] The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature[3] and the phylogeny is based on whole-genome sequences.

[4][a] Rubrimonas Albimonas Oceanicella Pontivivens Monaibacterium Amylibacter Neptunicoccus Hasllibacter Jannaschia Dinoroseobacter Jannaschia Planktomarina Nereida Litoreibacter Brevirhabdus Kandeliimicrobium Oceaniglobus Tranquillimonas Palleronia Hwanghaeicola Maribius Meinhardsimonia Silicimonas Boseongicola Pararhodobacter Roseicitreum Roseinatronobacter Rhodobaca Defluviimonas Albidovulum Wagnerdoeblera Cereibacter Pseudorhodobacter Gemmobacter Cypionkella Tabrizicola Frigidibacter Bieblia Thioclava Paenirhodobacter Rhodobacter Haematobacter Paracoccus Rhodovulum Actibacterium Pacificitalea Vannielia Tropicimonas Pseudoruegeria Halocynthiibacter Maritimibacter Aliiroseovarius Donghicola Mangrovicoccus Aquimixticola Celeribacter Pacificibacter Marivivens Rubellimicrobium Wenxinia Pseudoroseicyclus Limimaricola Roseisalinus Oceanicola Flavimaricola Loktanella Cognatiyoonia Yoonia Pseudooctadecabacter Octadecabacter Pseudooceanicola Rhodosalinus Marinovum Poseidonocella Primorskyibacter Pseudoprimorskyibacter Marivita Puniceibacterium Thalassococcus Roseivivax Allosediminivita Citreimonas Salipiger Pelagimonas Tropicibacter Ponticoccus Sagittula Maliponia Antarctobacter Mameliella Roseovarius Salinihabitans Pseudopelagicola Pelagicola Shimia Cognatishimia Lentibacter Sediminimonas Lutimaribacter Thalassobius Pseudaestuariivita Planktotalea Roseobacter Sulfitobacter Ascidiaceihabitans Aestuariivita Marinibacterium Pseudodonghicola Albibacillus Pontibaca Sedimentitalea Phaeobacter Pseudophaeobacter Leisingera Epibacterium Tritonibacter Jhaorihella Cribrihabitans Ruegeria Neomegalonemataceae