Illustration representing Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Class

Alphaproteobacteria

Alphaproteobacteria

253 species in this taxon

class of bacteria Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria) is a class of organisms united by key anatomical and physiological traits. It contains 7 orders with 253 known species. Key order groups include Acetobacterales, Azospirillales, Reyranellales, Rhizobiales, Rhizobiales_A, and Rickettsiales. It belongs to Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria).

Child Taxa

O
Order
Acetobacterales
33 species
O
Order
Azospirillales
12 species
O
Order
Reyranellales
1 species
Rhizobiales
Order
Rhizobiales
Rhizobiales
116 species
O
Order
Rhizobiales_A
1 species
Rickettsiales
Order
Rickettsiales
Rickettsiales
1 species
Sphingomonadales
Order
Sphingomonadales
Sphingomonadales
89 species